LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

garum

garum n (genitive garī)
Classical[ˈɡa.rũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈɡaː.rum]

Meaning

  1. neutergarum

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativegarumgara
genitivegarīgarōrum
dativegarōgarīs
accusativegarumgara
ablativegarōgarīs
vocativegarumgara

gărum or găron, i, n., = γάρον,
I. a rich sauce, fish-sauce, garum, made of small fish, esp. the scomber, of which the Romans were exceedingly fond, Plin. 31, 7, 43, § 93 sq.; Hor. S. 2, 8, 46; Mart. 13, 102; 7, 27, 8; Sen. Ep. 95 med.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek γάρον (gáron, “the fish whose intestines were originally used in the condiment's production”), alternative form of γάρος (gáros).

Descendants
  • Englishgarum
  • Frenchgarum
  • Italiangaro
  • Portuguesegaro
  • Spanishgaro

In English words that came into English from garum

  • garumgarum

Quick answers

What does garum mean in Latin?
garum, a noun, means “garum”.
What is the genitive of garum?
The genitive singular is garī. garum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce garum?
In classical Latin, [ˈɡa.rũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɡaː.rum].