LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

magulum

magulum n (genitive magulī)
Classical[ˈma.ɡʊ.ɫũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈmaː.ɡu.lum]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinneuterjaw, mouth

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemagulummagula
genitivemagulīmagulōrum
dativemagulōmagulīs
accusativemagulummagula
ablativemagulōmagulīs
vocativemagulummagula

magŭlum, i, n.,
I. the jaw, mouth: conspurcatum, Schol. Juv. 2, 16; cf. γνάθος, τὸ μάγουλον, Gloss.

Origins

Unknown: derivations from maga, magus (“magician”) + -ulus and from māla (“cheekbone, jaw”) have been proposed but are not widely accepted. Attested only in the scholia on Juvenal; since the word appears in the accusative case, it may instead be masculine magulus.

Descendants
  • Greekμάγουλοfrom Koine Greek μάγουλον

Quick answers

What does magulum mean in Latin?
magulum, a noun, means “jaw, mouth”.
What is the genitive of magulum?
The genitive singular is magulī. magulum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce magulum?
In classical Latin, [ˈma.ɡʊ.ɫũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈmaː.ɡu.lum].