LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

cumīnum

cumīnum n (genitive cumīnī)
Classical[kʊˈmiː.nũː]Ecclesiastical[kuˈmiː.num]

Meaning

  1. cumin
    Item centena cere zucarii piperis cumini amigdalarum & alome continet xiii. petras & dimid’ & quelibet petra continet viii. li.Futhermore, the hundred of beeswax, sugar, pepper, cumin, almonds, & alum contains 13½ stone & each such stone contains 8 lbs.c. 1300, Tractatus de Ponderibus et Mensuris:

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecumīnum
cymīnum		cumīna
cymīna
genitivecumīnī
cymīnī		cumīnōrum
cymīnōrum
dativecumīnō
cymīnō		cumīnīs
cymīnīs
accusativecumīnum
cymīnum		cumīna
cymīna
ablativecumīnō
cymīnō		cumīnīs
cymīnīs
vocativecumīnum
cymīnum		cumīna
cymīna

cŭmīnum (cўm-), i, n., = κύμῖνον,
I. cumin, a plant: Cuminum (Cyminum), Linn.; said to produce paleness, Plin. 20, 14, 57, § 159 sq.; Pall. Mart. 9, 17: exsangue, Hor. Ep. 1, 19, 18: pallens, Pers. 5, 55.

Origins

From Ancient Greek κύμῑνον (kúmīnon, “cumin”), ultimately from Semitic. See cumin for more.

Descendants
  • Catalancomí
  • Italiancumino
  • Frenchcuminfrom Old French cummin
  • Portuguesecominho
  • Spanishcomino
  • Galiciancomiño
  • Cyrillic scriptку̀мӣнfrom Italian cumino
  • Cyrillic scriptко̀мӣнfrom Italian cumino
  • Cyrillic scriptкиминfrom Italian cumino
  • Cyrillic scriptкминfrom Italian cumino

In English words that came into English from cumīnum

  • cumincumīnum

Quick answers

What does cumīnum mean in Latin?
cumīnum, a noun, means “cumin”.
What is the genitive of cumīnum?
The genitive singular is cumīnī. cumīnum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce cumīnum?
In classical Latin, [kʊˈmiː.nũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kuˈmiː.num].