LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

fimētum

fimētum n (genitive fimētī)
Classical[fɪˈmeː.tũː]Ecclesiastical[fiˈmɛː.tum]

Meaning

  1. a dunghill

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativefimētumfimēta
genitivefimētīfimētōrum
dativefimētōfimētīs
accusativefimētumfimēta
ablativefimētōfimētīs
vocativefimētumfimēta

fĭmētum, i, n. fimus,
I. a dung-hill, Plin. 10, 54, 75, § 153; 17, 9, 8, § 57; 24, 19, 110, § 171.

Origins

From fimus (“dung”) + -ētum (“place of”).

Descendants
  • Englishfimetarious
  • Englishfimetic
  • Spanishfimeto

Quick answers

What does fimētum mean in Latin?
fimētum, a noun, means “a dunghill”.
What is the genitive of fimētum?
The genitive singular is fimētī. fimētum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce fimētum?
In classical Latin, [fɪˈmeː.tũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [fiˈmɛː.tum].