LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

pullum

pullum n (genitive pullī)
Classical[ˈpʊl.lũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈpul.lum]

Meaning

  1. neutera dark-gray garment
    […]: Perseus caput belli erat, nec ipsius tantum patris auique ⟨ceterorumque⟩, quos sanguine et genere contingebat, fama conspectum eum efficiebat, sed effulgebant Philippus ac magnus Alexander, qui summum inperium in orbe terrarum Macedonum fecerant. pullo amictu ⟨cum⟩ filio Perseus ingressus est castra nullo suorum alio comite, qui socius calamitatis miserabiliorem eum faceret.27 BCE – 25 BCE, Titus Livius, Ab urbe condita XLV.7
    Quot nova terra parit flores, cum vere tepenti vitis agit gemmas pigraque fugit hiemps, lana tot aut plures sucos bibit; elige certos: nam non conveniens omnibus omnis erit. Pulla decent niveas: Briseïda pulla decebant: cum rapta est, pulla tum quoque veste fuit. Alba decent fuscas: albis, Cepheï, placebas: sic tibi vestitae pressa Seriphos erat. Quam paene admonui, ne trux caper iret in alas,2 CE, Ovidius, Ars Amatoria III.185–194

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepullumpulla
genitivepullīpullōrum
dativepullōpullīs
accusativepullumpulla
ablativepullōpullīs
vocativepullumpulla

Origins

Nominalization of pullus (“dark-gray”).

Quick answers

What does pullum mean in Latin?
pullum, a noun, means “a dark-gray garment”.
What is the genitive of pullum?
The genitive singular is pullī. pullum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce pullum?
In classical Latin, [ˈpʊl.lũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈpul.lum].