LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

crāmum

crāmum n (genitive crāmī)
Classical[ˈkraː.mũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈkraː.mum]

Meaning

  1. cream

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecrāmumcrāma
genitivecrāmīcrāmōrum
dativecrāmōcrāmīs
accusativecrāmumcrāma
ablativecrāmōcrāmīs
vocativecrāmumcrāma

Origins

Likely a borrowing from Gaulish *crama, from Proto-Celtic *krammen (related to Welsh cramen (“scab, skin”), Breton krammenn), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)krama-.

Descendants
  • Frenchcrèmefrom Old French cresme
  • Englishcreamfrom Old French cresme
  • Normancrèmefrom Old French cresme
  • Yolacramefrom Old French cresme
  • Swedishkrämfrom Old French cresme

Quick answers

What does crāmum mean in Latin?
crāmum, a noun, means “cream”.
What is the genitive of crāmum?
The genitive singular is crāmī. crāmum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce crāmum?
In classical Latin, [ˈkraː.mũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkraː.mum].