LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

nardum

nardum n (genitive nardī)
Classical[ˈnar.dũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈnar.dum]

Meaning

  1. neuterThe plant nard
  2. neuterany of various other plants considered to have similar properties to nard
    Nardi vim habet et asarum, quod et ipsum aliqui silvestre nardum appellant.77 CE – 79 CE, Plinius Maior, Naturalis Historia 12.47
  3. neuternard (oil or ointment derived from one of the above plants)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativenardumnarda
genitivenardīnardōrum
dativenardōnardīs
accusativenardumnarda
ablativenardōnardīs
vocativenardumnarda

Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.

nardum ī, n
, νάρδον, nard, nard-balsam, nard-oil: Achaemenium, H., Tb., Pr.

Origins

See nardus f.

Quick answers

What does nardum mean in Latin?
nardum, a noun, means “The plant nard; any of various other plants considered to have similar properties to nard; nard (oil or ointment derived from one of the above plants)”.
What is the genitive of nardum?
The genitive singular is nardī. nardum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce nardum?
In classical Latin, [ˈnar.dũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈnar.dum].