noun · neutersecond declension
fertum
fertum n (genitive fertī)
Classical[ˈfɛr.tũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈfɛr.tum]
Meaning
- neutera type of sacrificial cake
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | fertum | ferta |
| genitive | fertī | fertōrum |
| dative | fertō | fertīs |
| accusative | fertum | ferta |
| ablative | fertō | fertīs |
| vocative | fertum | ferta |
fertum (ferct-), i, n. id.,
I. a sort of oblation-cake, Fab. Pict. ap. Gell. 10, 15, 14; Cato, R. R. 134, 2; 141, 4; Pers. 2, 48.
Origins
From Old Latin ferctum, firctum (“a ritual bread made with honey and oil”), from Proto-Italic *ferktom, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH-g-tos, from the root *bʰer- (“to roast; to bake; to boil; to cook; to burn”); cognate with Ancient Greek φρύγω (phrúgō, “to roast; to bake”), Sanskrit भृज्ज् (bhṛjj, “to roast; to grill; to fry”), भृग् (bhṛg, “crackling of fire”), Old Irish bairgen (“bread”), Oscan fertalis, Umbrian frehtu. Related to frīgō (“to fry”); doublet of frīctum (“fried”).