LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuterthird declension

legūmen

legūmen n (genitive legūminis)
Classical[ɫɛˈɡuː.mɛn]Ecclesiastical[leˈɡuː.men]

Meaning

  1. pulse, legume (leguminous plant)
  2. bean (plant)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativelegūmenlegūmina
genitivelegūminislegūminum
dativelegūminīlegūminibus
accusativelegūmenlegūmina
ablativelegūminelegūminibus
vocativelegūmenlegūmina

lĕgūmen, ĭnis, n. id.,
I. pulse, any leguminous plant.
I. In gen., Varr. R. R. 1, 23, 32; Plin. 18, 17, 46, § 165; Col. 2, 7, 1; 2, 10, 1; 18, 7, 10: terra feta frugibus et vario leguminum genere, Cic. N. D. 2, 62, 156; Caes. B. C. 3, 47 fin.: ventri indulgere omne legumen, Juv. 15, 174: frugibus legatis, legumina continentur, Paul. Sent. 3, 6, 78.— Collect. sing., Petr. S. 135, 5.—
II. In partic., the bean: laetum siliqua quassante legumen, Verg. G. 1, 74.

Origins

Uncertain. Possibly connected to legere (“to gather”) because they can be scooped up in the hand. The second element appears to be the common noun-forming suffix -men, but the connecting -ū- is unexplained. Alternatively, a loanword from some other language, but no cognates have been identified.

Descendants
  • Catalanllegum
  • Englishlegumen
  • Frenchlégume
  • Englishlegumefrom French légume
  • Italianlegume
  • Occitanlegum
  • Portugueselegume
  • Romanianlegumă
  • Spanishlegumbre
  • Asturianllegume

Quick answers

What does legūmen mean in Latin?
legūmen, a noun, means “pulse, legume (leguminous plant); bean (plant)”.
What is the genitive of legūmen?
The genitive singular is legūminis. legūmen is neuter, third declension.
How do you pronounce legūmen?
In classical Latin, [ɫɛˈɡuː.mɛn]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [leˈɡuː.men].