LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

pulmentārium

pulmentārium n (genitive pulmentāriī or pulmentārī)

Meaning

  1. A porridge-like mix consumed by the poor of Ancient Rome; this was made with a mixture of lentils, peas and beans.
  2. relish (eaten with food)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepulmentāriumpulmentāria
genitivepulmentāriī
pulmentārī		pulmentāriōrum
dativepulmentāriōpulmentāriīs
accusativepulmentāriumpulmentāria
ablativepulmentāriōpulmentāriīs
vocativepulmentāriumpulmentāria

pulmentārĭum, ĭi, n. id..
I. Any thing eaten with bread, a relish (fruit, salt, mustard, etc.), Cato, R. R. 58; id. ap. Charis. p. 56 P.; Varr. L. L. 5, 22, § 108; Sen. Ep. 87, 3; Plin. 15, 15, 17, § 58; 19, 8, 54, § 171; 31, 7, 41, § 87.—
II. Transf.
A. Of the feed of birds, Col. 8, 10, 5.—
B. Food, in gen.: tu pulmentaria quaere Sudando, i. e. seek an appetite by exercise, Hor. S. 2, 2, 20; Vulg. Johan. 21, 5.

Origins

From puls (“porridge”) + -ārium (of purpose), via *pulmentārius (relating to porridge).

Quick answers

What does pulmentārium mean in Latin?
pulmentārium, a noun, means “A porridge-like mix consumed by the poor of Ancient Rome; this was made with a mixture of lentils, peas and beans.; relish (eaten with food)”.
What is the genitive of pulmentārium?
The genitive singular is pulmentāriī. pulmentārium is neuter, second declension.