LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuterthird declension

caldūmen

caldūmen n (genitive caldūminis)
Classical[kaɫˈduː.mɛn]Ecclesiastical[kalˈduː.men]

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latinanimal intestines, entrails

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecaldūmencaldūmina
genitivecaldūminiscaldūminum
dativecaldūminīcaldūminibus
accusativecaldūmencaldūmina
ablativecaldūminecaldūminibus
vocativecaldūmencaldūmina

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱleh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱl̥h₁éh₁yeti
  3. Proto-Italic*kalēō
  4. Latincaldūmen

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin calidus Latin caldus Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Italic *-mn̥ Latin -men Latin caldūmen From caldus (“warm”) + -men (abstract nominal suffix).

Southern Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanescaldum
  • Spanishescaldónfrom Catalan escaldum
Italo-Dalmatian
  • Italiancaldume
  • Old Venetancaldume
  • Siciliancaudumi
  • Siciliancuadumi
  • Siciliancuarumi
  • Sicilianquarumi
Gallo-Italic
  • Emiliancaldôm
Northern Gallo-Romance
  • Old Frenchchaudun
  • Old Frenchcaldun
  • Old Frenchcaudun
Borrowings
  • Greekγαρδούμπαfrom Albanian gardump
  • Greekγαρδούμιfrom Byzantine Greek γαρδούμιον
  • Greekγαρδούμιαfrom Byzantine Greek γαρδούμιον
  • Mishnaic Hebrewגִּדּוּמֵיfrom Byzantine Greek γαρδούμιον

Quick answers

What does caldūmen mean in Latin?
caldūmen, a noun, means “animal intestines, entrails”.
What is the genitive of caldūmen?
The genitive singular is caldūminis. caldūmen is neuter, third declension.
How do you pronounce caldūmen?
In classical Latin, [kaɫˈduː.mɛn]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kalˈduː.men].
Where does caldūmen come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱleh₁- → Proto-Indo-European *ḱl̥h₁éh₁yeti → Proto-Italic *kalēō → Latin caldūmen.