LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

grutum

grutum n (genitive grutī)
Classical[ˈɡrʊ.tũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈɡruː.tum]

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latinneuterflour, meal, used as seasoning for ale

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativegrutumgruta
genitivegrutīgrutōrum
dativegrutōgrutīs
accusativegrutumgruta
ablativegrutōgrutīs
vocativegrutumgruta

Origins

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *grūtiz (“ground material; grit”).

In English words that came into English from grutum

  • gruelgrutellum

Quick answers

What does grutum mean in Latin?
grutum, a noun, means “flour, meal, used as seasoning for ale”.
What is the genitive of grutum?
The genitive singular is grutī. grutum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce grutum?
In classical Latin, [ˈɡrʊ.tũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɡruː.tum].