LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

daucum

daucum n (genitive daucī)
Classical[ˈdau̯.kũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈdaːu̯.kum]

Meaning

  1. neuterseveral plants of the parsnip or carrot kind, often used in medicine

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedaucumdauca
genitivedaucīdaucōrum
dativedaucōdaucīs
accusativedaucumdauca
daucōs
ablativedaucōdaucīs
vocativedaucumdauca

daucum (-on), i, n., also daucus, i, m., Scrib. Comp. 167; 170; 177 = δαῦκον,
I. a plant of the parsnip or carrot kind, much used in medicine, Plin. 19, 5, 27, § 89: probatissimus in Creta, id. 25, 9, 64, § 110 al.; Cels. 5, 23, 3 al. In App. Herb. 80, called daucion and daucites.

Origins

From Ancient Greek δαῦκον (daûkon), a variation of δαῦκος (daûkos).

Quick answers

What does daucum mean in Latin?
daucum, a noun, means “several plants of the parsnip or carrot kind, often used in medicine”.
What is the genitive of daucum?
The genitive singular is daucī. daucum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce daucum?
In classical Latin, [ˈdau̯.kũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈdaːu̯.kum].