LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

hordeum

hordeum n (genitive hordeī)
Classical[ˈhɔr.de.ũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈɔr.de.um]

Meaning

  1. neuterbarley

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativehordeumhordea
genitivehordeīhordeōrum
dativehordeōhordeīs
accusativehordeumhordea
ablativehordeōhordeīs
vocativehordeumhordea

hordĕum (also ordeum, and arch. fordeum acc. to Quint. 1, 4, 14), i. n. Sanscr. root ghars-, to rub, grind; O. H. Germ. Gers-ta,
I. barley, Plin. 18, 7, 10, § 58; Cato, R. R. 35, 2; Varr. R. R. 2, 4, 6; Col. 2, 9, 3 sq.; Liv. 27, 13, 9; Suet. Aug. 24: frugibus legatis hordeum continetur, Paul. Sent. 3, 6, 78.—In plur., Verg. E. 5, 36; id. G. 1, 317; on account of this plur. he was abused by the poet Bavius; v. Bavius; cf. also: hordea et mulsa non alio vitiosa sunt, quam quod singularia pluraliter efferuntur. Quint. 1, 5, 16; plur. also Plin. 18, 7, 10, § 56.

Origins

From Proto-Italic *horzdeom, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰr̥sdeyom (“bristly”) after the long prickly awns of the ear of grain. Cognate to Old High German gersta (“barley”), German Gerste (“barley”), English gorse. Possibly cognate to Ancient Greek κριθή (krithḗ) (see there for more). Related to Latin horreo (“to bristle”), hirsutus (“hairy”), and ericius (“urchin”).

Elsewhere
  • Catalanordi
  • Catalanorxata
  • Englishorgeat
  • Englishhorchata
  • Frenchorge
  • Frenchorgeat
  • Italianorzo
  • Italianorzata
  • Occitanòrdi
  • Occitanordiat
Balkan Romance
  • Romanianorz
  • Aromanianordzu
  • Megleno-Romanianu̯orz
  • Megleno-Romanianu̯orḑ

In English words that came into English from hordeum

  • orzohordeum
  • orgeathordeum
  • horchata*hordeata
  • hordeaceoushordeum
  • hordeinhordeum
  • hordeiformhordeum
  • hordeolumhordeolus

Quick answers

What does hordeum mean in Latin?
hordeum, a noun, means “barley”.
What is the genitive of hordeum?
The genitive singular is hordeī. hordeum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce hordeum?
In classical Latin, [ˈhɔr.de.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɔr.de.um].
Which English words come from hordeum?
English words that go back to Latin hordeum include orzo, orgeat, hordeaceous, hordein, hordeiform and horchata.