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noun · neutersecond declension

lapathum

lapathum n (genitive lapathī)
Classical[ˈɫa.pa.tʰũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈlaː.pa.tum]

Meaning

  1. neuterA kind of sorrel

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativelapathumlapatha
genitivelapathīlapathōrum
dativelapathōlapathīs
accusativelapathumlapatha
ablativelapathōlapathīs
vocativelapathumlapatha

lăpăthum, i, n., and lăpăthus, i, f. (m., Lucil.;
I. v. infra. Ante-class. collat. form lăpăthĭum, ii, Varr. ap. Non. 550, 17; id. L. L. 5, § 103 Müll.), n., = λάπαθον or λάπαθος, sorrel.—Form lapathum, Plin. 20, 21, 85, § 231.—Form lapathus, Col. poët. 10, 373.—In masc., Lucil. ap. Cic. Fin. 2, 8, 24.—In a dub. form: lapathi brevis herba, Hor. S. 2, 4, 29; id. Epod. 2, 57.

Origins

From Ancient Greek λάπαθον (lápathon).

Quick answers

What does lapathum mean in Latin?
lapathum, a noun, means “A kind of sorrel”.
What is the genitive of lapathum?
The genitive singular is lapathī. lapathum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce lapathum?
In classical Latin, [ˈɫa.pa.tʰũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈlaː.pa.tum].