LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

pisum

pisum n (genitive pisī)
Classical[ˈpɪ.sũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈpiː.s̬um]

Meaning

  1. neuterpea, pease

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepisumpisa
genitivepisīpisōrum
dativepisōpisīs
accusativepisumpisa
ablativepisōpisīs
vocativepisumpisa

pīsum, i (late Lat. collat. form pīsa, ae, f., Apic. 5, 4; Pall. 11, 14), n., = πισόν,
I. a species of leguminous plant, pease, the pea, Col. 2, 10, 4; Plin. 18, 12, 31, § 123; 18, 12, 33, § 125.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πίσον (píson).

Elsewhere
  • Spanishguisantefrom Latin pisum sapidum
  • Italianpisellofrom Vulgar Latin *pisellum
  • Catalanpèsolfrom Vulgar Latin *pisulum
  • Spanishpésolfrom Vulgar Latin *pisulum
  • Occitanpesèufrom Vulgar Latin *pisulum
  • Neapolitanpesiellofrom Vulgar Latin *pisellum
  • Neapolitanpesillofrom Vulgar Latin *pisellum
  • Sicilianpiseddufrom Vulgar Latin *pisellum
  • Sicilianpuseddufrom Vulgar Latin *pisellum
Gallo-Romance
  • Occitanpese
  • Frenchpoisfrom Old French pois
  • Franco-Provençalpês
  • Normanpaisfrom Old French pois
  • Normanpeisfrom Old French pois
Italo-Dalmatian
  • Italianpeso
  • Istriotbiſ
  • Venetanbixo
Gallo-Italic
  • Ligurianpoîscio
  • Ligurianpoèixo
  • Ligurianpôxo
  • Piedmontesepòis
Borrowings
  • Irishpis
  • Old Englishpise
  • Cornishpysfrom Proto-Brythonic *pɨs
  • Welshpysfrom Proto-Brythonic *pɨs

In English words that came into English from pisum

  • pisiformpisum
  • pisolithpisum
  • pisolitepisum
  • pisoidpisum

Quick answers

What does pisum mean in Latin?
pisum, a noun, means “pea, pease”.
What is the genitive of pisum?
The genitive singular is pisī. pisum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce pisum?
In classical Latin, [ˈpɪ.sũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈpiː.s̬um].
Which English words come from pisum?
English words that go back to Latin pisum include pisiform, pisolith, pisolite and pisoid.