LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

flammeum

flammeum n (genitive flammeī)
Classical[ˈfɫam.me.ũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈflam.me.um]

Meaning

  1. neuteran orange bridal veil

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeflammeumflammea
genitiveflammeīflammeōrum
dativeflammeōflammeīs
accusativeflammeumflammea
ablativeflammeōflammeīs
vocativeflammeumflammea

Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.

(flammeum ī),n
flammeus, a red bridal veil : flammeum capere, Ct.: sumere, Iu.: flammea conterit, i. e. keeps changing husbands , Iu.

Origins

Substantive of flammeus (“flame-colored”).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesFlammeumFlammeum (sc. velum), a flame-coloured veil, worn by a Roman bride, the colour of which is described as luteus (Plin. Nat. 21.46; lutea flammea, Lucan…

Quick answers

What does flammeum mean in Latin?
flammeum, a noun, means “an orange bridal veil”.
What is the genitive of flammeum?
The genitive singular is flammeī. flammeum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce flammeum?
In classical Latin, [ˈfɫam.me.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈflam.me.um].