LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

fēnum

fēnum n (genitive fēnī)
Classical[ˈfeː.nũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈfɛː.num]

Meaning

  1. Classical Latinhay

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativefēnumfēna
genitivefēnīfēnōrum
dativefēnōfēnīs
accusativefēnumfēna
ablativefēnōfēnīs
vocativefēnumfēna

fēnum, v. faenum.

Origins

Alteration of faenum, showing an early 'rustic' monophthongization of /ae̯/.

Southern Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanfenc
  • Catalanfe
  • Occitanfen
  • Gasconhenfrom Occitan fen
  • Gasconhienfrom Occitan fen
Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesefenofrom Asturian fenu
  • Spanishheno
  • Aragonesefeno
  • Galicianfeofrom Old Galician-Portuguese fẽo
Balkano-Romance
  • Romanianfân
  • Istro-Romanianfir
Northern Gallo-Romance
  • Frenchfoinfrom Old French fein
  • Franco-Provençalfen
  • Normanfainfrom Old French fein
Italo-Romance
  • Sicilianfrenu
Rhaeto-Romance
  • Friulianfen
  • Romanshfain
  • Romanshfagn
  • Romanshfein
Gallo-Italic
  • Piedmontesefen
  • Piedmontesefeng
  • Piedmontesefegn
Proto-Brythonic
  • Bretonfoennfrom Middle Breton foenn
  • Cornishfoon
  • Welshffwyn

Quick answers

What does fēnum mean in Latin?
fēnum, a noun, means “hay”.
What is the genitive of fēnum?
The genitive singular is fēnī. fēnum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce fēnum?
In classical Latin, [ˈfeː.nũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈfɛː.num].