LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

oesypum

oesypum n (genitive oesypī)
Classical[ˈoe̯.sy.pũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈɛː.s̬i.pum]

Meaning

  1. neuterrefuse from wool

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeoesypumoesypa
genitiveoesypīoesypōrum
dativeoesypōoesypīs
accusativeoesypumoesypa
ablativeoesypōoesypīs
vocativeoesypumoesypa

oesўpum, i, n., = οἴσυπος,
I. the greasy sweat and dirt of unwashed wool, Plin. 29, 2, 10, § 35; cf. id. 29, 6, 36, § 112; 30, 4, 10, § 28.—Used as a cosmetic by the Roman ladies, Ov. A. A. 3, 213; id. R. Am. 354.

Origins

From Ancient Greek οἴσυπος (oísupos), variant of οἰσύπη (oisúpē).

Descendants
  • Englishoesypum

In English words that came into English from oesypum

  • oesypumoesypum

Quick answers

What does oesypum mean in Latin?
oesypum, a noun, means “refuse from wool”.
What is the genitive of oesypum?
The genitive singular is oesypī. oesypum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce oesypum?
In classical Latin, [ˈoe̯.sy.pũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɛː.s̬i.pum].