LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

fūmārium

fūmārium n (genitive fūmāriī or fūmārī)
Classical[fuːˈmaː.ri.ũː]Ecclesiastical[fuˈmaː.ri.um]

Meaning

  1. a fumarium (smoke chamber used for maturing wine)
  2. a chimney (vent for smoke)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativefūmāriumfūmāria
genitivefūmāriī
fūmārī		fūmāriōrum
dativefūmāriōfūmāriīs
accusativefūmāriumfūmāria
ablativefūmāriōfūmāriīs
vocativefūmāriumfūmāria

fūmārĭum, ii, n. fumus,
I. a smokechamber for ripening wine, Col. 1, 6, 19 sq.; Mart. 10, 36, 1; Vulg. Osee, 13, 3.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰewh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰuh₂mós
  3. Proto-Italic*θūmos
  4. Proto-Italic*fūmos
  5. Latinfūmārium

Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārium Latin fūmārium From fūmus (“smoke”) + -ārium (“place”).

Descendants
  • Englishfumarium
  • Galicianfumeiro

In English words that came into English from fūmārium

  • fumariumfūmārium

Quick answers

What does fūmārium mean in Latin?
fūmārium, a noun, means “a fumarium (smoke chamber used for maturing wine); a chimney (vent for smoke)”.
What is the genitive of fūmārium?
The genitive singular is fūmāriī. fūmārium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce fūmārium?
In classical Latin, [fuːˈmaː.ri.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [fuˈmaː.ri.um].
Where does fūmārium come from?
Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- → Proto-Indo-European *dʰuh₂mós → Proto-Italic *θūmos → Proto-Italic *fūmos → Latin fūmārium.