LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuterthird declension

glūten

glūten n (genitive glūtinis)
Classical[ˈɡɫuː.tɛn]Ecclesiastical[ˈɡluː.ten]

Meaning

  1. glue

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeglūtenglūtina
genitiveglūtinisglūtinum
dativeglūtinīglūtinibus
accusativeglūtenglūtina
ablativeglūtineglūtinibus
vocativeglūtenglūtina

glūten, ĭnis, n. (
I. masc. acc. to Mart. Cap. 3, § 296), and glūtĭnum, i, n. v. glus; cf. λισός, λισσός, smooth; γλίσχρος, sticky, glue.
I. Lit., form gluten: collectumque haec ipsa ad munera gluten, Verg. G. 4, 40; Lucr. 6, 1069; Verg. G. 4, 160; Cels. 8, 7; Plin. 16, 40, 79, § 215 al.; form glutinum. glutinum ferunt Daedalum invenisse, Varr. ap. Charis. p. 67 and 106; Sall. Fragm. ib.; Cels. 5, 5; Plin. 11, 39, 94, § 231; 13, 12, 26, § 82; 28, 17, 71, § 236; Vitr. 7, 10; Aus. Idyll. 12, 10 al.—
B. Transf., a connecting tie, band (post-class.): ossa, nervos ac medullas glutino cutis tegi, Prud. Cath. 9, 102.—
II. Trop.: εἱμαρμένη et necessitas ambae sibi invicem individuo connexae sunt glutino (al. glutinio), App. Trism. p. 100: glutino caritatis haerens, Hier. Ep. 3, 3.

Origins

From Proto-Italic *gloiten, from Proto-Indo-European *glóh₁ytn̥, from *gleyH- (“to stick; to spread, to smear”).

Descendants
  • Englishgluefrom Old French glu
  • Frenchglufrom Old French glu
  • Portuguesegrude
  • Catalangluten
  • Frenchgluten
  • Englishglutenfrom French gluten
  • Romanianglutenfrom French gluten
  • GermanGluten
  • Italianglutine
  • Portugueseglúten

Quick answers

What does glūten mean in Latin?
glūten, a noun, means “glue”.
What is the genitive of glūten?
The genitive singular is glūtinis. glūten is neuter, third declension.
How do you pronounce glūten?
In classical Latin, [ˈɡɫuː.tɛn]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɡluː.ten].