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noun · femininefirst declension

glūma

glūma f (genitive glūmae)

Meaning

  1. husk of grain, the glume
    nōnnūllī trādunt rūsticōs solitōs, sīquando ad excūdendās frūgēs essent imbribus inpedītī, spīcās integrās condere et, prout indiguisset ūsus, hieme torrēre, quō facilius ā glūmā suā sēparātum trīticum molerent.c. 500 CE, Servius Honoratus, In Vergilii Georgicon libros 1.267

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeglūmaglūmae
genitiveglūmaeglūmārum
dativeglūmaeglūmīs
accusativeglūmamglūmās
ablativeglūmāglūmīs
vocativeglūmaglūmae

glūma, ae, f. glubo,
I. a hull or husk, esp. of corn (cf.: stramentum, palea, acus): arista et granum omnibus fere notum; gluma paucis. Itaque id apud Ennium solum scriptum scio esse, Varr. R. R. 1, 48, 1 sq. (cf. Enn. p. 174 Vahl.); Paul. ex Fest. s. h. v. p. 98 Müll.

Origins

De Vaan posits a preform Proto-Italic *glouβ(s)mā, from Proto-Indo-European *gl(e/o)wbʰ-m-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European *glewbʰ-. Sihler suggests a development from Proto-Italic *glūmma, from earlier *glewbmā.

Descendants
  • Catalangluma
  • Englishglume
  • Frenchglume
  • Italiangluma
  • Romanianglumă
  • Spanishgluma

Quick answers

What does glūma mean in Latin?
glūma, a noun, means “husk of grain, the glume”.
What is the genitive of glūma?
The genitive singular is glūmae. glūma is feminine, first declension.