LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuterthird declension

peripsēma

peripsēma n (genitive peripsēmatis)

Meaning

  1. refuse, filth, offscouring

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeperipsēma
peripsīma
peripsēmata
peripsīmata
genitiveperipsēmatis
peripsīmatis
peripsēmatum
peripsīmatum
dativeperipsēmatī
peripsīmatī
peripsēmatibus
peripsīmatibus
accusativeperipsēma
peripsīma
peripsēmata
peripsīmata
ablativeperipsēmate
peripsīmate
peripsēmatibus
peripsīmatibus
vocativeperipsēma
peripsīma
peripsēmata
peripsīmata

pĕripsēma, ătis, n., = περίψημα, that which comes off a thing in cleaning it,
I. offscouring, refuse, filth (post-class.), Tert. Pudic. 14; Vulg. 1 Cor. 4, 13.

Origins

From Ancient Greek περίψημα (perípsēma), from περιψάω (peripsáō), from περί (perí) and ψάω (psáō).

Quick answers

What does peripsēma mean in Latin?
peripsēma, a noun, means “refuse, filth, offscouring”.
What is the genitive of peripsēma?
The genitive singular is peripsēmatis. peripsēma is neuter, third declension.