LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuterthird declension

frūmen

frūmen n (genitive frūminis)
Classical[ˈfruː.mɛn]Ecclesiastical[ˈfruː.men]

Meaning

  1. a gruel, pottage or porridge made from grain and used in sacrifices.
    Quid fitilla, quid frumen, quid africia, quid gratilla, catumeum, conspolium, cubula? ex quibus duo, quae prima, sunt pultium nomina, sed genere et qualitate diversa. What is the meaning of fitilla, frumen, africia, gratilla, catumeum, cumspolium, cubula?—of which the first two are names of species of pottage, but differing in kind and quality;c. 303 CE, Arnobius, Against the Pagans 7.24
  2. larynx, throat

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativefrūmenfrūmina
genitivefrūminisfrūminum
dativefrūminīfrūminibus
accusativefrūmenfrūmina
ablativefrūminefrūminibus
vocativefrūmenfrūmina

frūmen, ĭnis, n. fruor (post-class.). *
I. A gruel or porridge made of corn, and used in sacrifices, Arn. 7, 230.—
II. = λάρυγξ, the larynx, throat, Don. Ter. Phorm. 2, 2, 18; id. Ad. 5, 8, 27; Serv. Verg. G. 1, 74, and A. 1, 178; Isid. Orig. 17, 3, 2; 6, 23; 20, 2, 27.

Origins

From Proto-Italic *frūgmen, equivalent to fruor (“use, enjoy”) + -men (noun-forming suffix); ultimately, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréwHg-mn̥. Compare frūmentum.

Quick answers

What does frūmen mean in Latin?
frūmen, a noun, means “a gruel, pottage or porridge made from grain and used in sacrifices.; larynx, throat”.
What is the genitive of frūmen?
The genitive singular is frūminis. frūmen is neuter, third declension.
How do you pronounce frūmen?
In classical Latin, [ˈfruː.mɛn]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈfruː.men].