LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuter

medullum1

*medullum n (pl *medulla)

Meaning

  1. Proto Romanceneuterreconstructionmarrow

Origins

Formed analogically from medulla, which was apparently reinterpreted as a collective neuter plural. Compare the attested Medullum.

Insular Romance
  • Sardinianmaodhu
  • Sardinianmaoddu
  • Sardinianmiuddu
  • Sardinianmeuddu
  • Sardinianmeduddu
Italo-Romance
  • Italianmidollo
  • Italianmidolla
  • Tuscanmirollofrom Italian midollo
  • Tuscanmerollofrom Italian midollo
  • Tuscanmidollofrom Italian midollo
  • Neapolitanmedullo
  • Neapolitanmerullo
  • Neapolitanmetullo
Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesemiolofrom Old Galician-Portuguese meolo
  • Spanishmeollofrom Old Spanish meollo
  • Aragonesemiollo
  • Aragonesemegollo
  • Asturianmegollufrom Old Leonese meollo
  • Asturianmigollufrom Old Leonese meollo
  • Asturianmiollufrom Old Leonese meollo
  • Mirandesemiolhofrom Old Leonese meollo
  • Falamiolusfrom Old Galician-Portuguese meolo
  • Galicianmiolofrom Old Galician-Portuguese meolo
Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanmollfrom Old Catalan mooll
  • Gasconmesoth
  • Gasconmedoth
  • Gasconmoth
  • Languedocienmesolhfrom Old Occitan mezol
Balkan Romance
  • Aromanianmidulj
North Italian
  • Ligurianmòulo
  • Ligurianmiòlo
  • Lombardmòl
  • Lombardmiòl
proper noun · neutersecond declension
Medullum2
Medullum n sg (genitive Medullī)
Classical[mɛˈdʊl.lũː]Ecclesiastical[meˈdul.lum]

Meaning

  1. neutersingularan ancient city in Latium

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeMedullum—
genitiveMedullī—
dativeMedullō—
accusativeMedullum—
ablativeMedullō—
vocativeMedullum—
locativeMedullī—

Origins

Compare Vulgar Latin *medullum.

Quick answers

What does medullum mean in Latin?
medullum, a noun, means “marrow”.