LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adverb

dum interim

dum interim (not comparable)

Meaning

  1. Late Latinnot comparableduring, while
    Interea, inquit, hoc est dum interim […]'Interea', he says, which means 'dum interim' […][c. 400 CE, Donatus, Interpretationes Vergilianae, section 11,20:

Origins

From dum (“while”) + interim (“the while, meanwhile”).

Southern Gallo-Romance
  • Catalandementrefrom Old Catalan domentre
  • Catalanmentrefrom Old Catalan domentre
  • Catalanmentresfrom Old Catalan domentre
  • Occitandementrefrom Old Occitan domentre
  • Occitandementefrom Old Occitan domentre
Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesementesfrom Old Galician-Portuguese domentres
  • Spanishmientrasfrom Old Spanish domientre
  • Spanishdemientrafrom Old Spanish domientre
  • Asturiandemientres
  • Asturianmientres
  • Galicianmentresfrom Old Galician-Portuguese domentres
Italo-Romance
  • Italiandomentre
  • Italianmentre
  • Neapolitanmente
  • Sicilianmentri
  • Maltesedment
Gallo-Italic
  • Old Liguriandemente
  • Old Lombarddomente
Northern Gallo-Romance
  • Franco-Provençaldomentre
  • Angevinadementiersfrom Old French domientres
  • Angevinademintiersfrom Old French domientres

Quick answers

What does dum interim mean in Latin?
dum interim, a adverb, means “during, while”.