noun · neutersecond declension
catumeum
catumeum n (genitive catumeī)
Meaning
- neuterA kind of sacred cake
Quid fitilla, quid frumen, quid africia, quid gratilla, catumeum, conspolium, cubula? [....] Series vero, quae sequitur, liborum significantias continet What is the meaning of fitilla, frumen, africia, gratilla, catumeum, cumspolium, cubula? [....] while the series of names which follows denotes consecrated cakes.
c. 303 CE, Arnobius, Against the Pagans 7.24
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | catumeum | catumea |
| genitive | catumeī | catumeōrum |
| dative | catumeō | catumeīs |
| accusative | catumeum | catumea |
| ablative | catumeō | catumeīs |
| vocative | catumeum | catumea |
Origins
Possibly from Catius (“a Roman deity, the protector of boys, whom he made intelligent”) + -eum (adjective-forming suffix).