LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

castoreum

castoreum n (genitive castoreī)
Classical[kasˈtɔ.re.ũː]Ecclesiastical[kasˈtɔː.re.um]

Meaning

  1. neutercastoreum, castor sac exudate

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecastoreumcastorea
genitivecastoreīcastoreōrum
dativecastoreōcastoreīs
accusativecastoreumcastorea
ablativecastoreōcastoreīs
vocativecastoreumcastorea

castŏrĕum, ei, n. 1. castor,
I. castor or castoreum, a secretion of the beaver having a strong odor, Plin. 8, 30, 47, § 109; Lucr. 6, 794; Cels. 6, 7, 8; Scrib. 3.—In plur., Verg. G. 1, 59; Plin. 32, 9, 31, § 101; Nemes. C. 224.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eum Latin castoreum From castor + -eum.

In English words that came into English from castoreum

  • castoreumcastoreum

Quick answers

What does castoreum mean in Latin?
castoreum, a noun, means “castoreum, castor sac exudate”.
What is the genitive of castoreum?
The genitive singular is castoreī. castoreum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce castoreum?
In classical Latin, [kasˈtɔ.re.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kasˈtɔː.re.um].