LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

filtrum

filtrum n (genitive filtrī)

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latinneuterfelt
  2. New Latinneutersieve cloth, filter

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativefiltrumfiltra
genitivefiltrīfiltrōrum
dativefiltrōfiltrīs
accusativefiltrumfiltra
ablativefiltrōfiltrīs
vocativefiltrumfiltra

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *pel-der. Proto-Germanic *felląder. Proto-West Germanic *feltbor. Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Italic *-trom Latin -trum Latin filtrum From Proto-West Germanic *felt (“felt”) + Latin -trum.

Descendants
  • Catalanfeltre
  • Frenchfeutrefrom Old French feltre
  • Englishfilterfrom Old French feltre
  • Italianfeltro
  • Portuguesefeltro
  • Spanishfieltro
  • Frenchfiltre
  • Italianfiltrofrom French filtre
  • GermanFilter
  • GermanFiltrum

In English words that came into English from filtrum

  • filterfiltrum
  • fewterfiltrum

Quick answers

What does filtrum mean in Latin?
filtrum, a noun, means “felt; sieve cloth, filter”.
What is the genitive of filtrum?
The genitive singular is filtrī. filtrum is neuter, second declension.