LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

rūma1

rūma f (genitive rūmae)
Classical[ˈruː.ma]Ecclesiastical[ˈruː.ma]

Meaning

  1. Old Latinrarethroat; gullet
    Quamvis ficum ruminalem alii a Romulo velint dictam, quasi Romularem, alii a lacte infantibus dato: nam pars gutturis ruma dicitur.Maurus Servius Honoratus, In Vergilii Aeneidos Libros 8.90.9
  2. Old Latinrarerumen
  3. Old Latinrarestomach; abdomen

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativerūmarūmae
genitiverūmaerūmārum
rumium
dativerūmae
rumī
rūmīs
rumibus
accusativerūmam
rumim
rūmās
ablativerūmā
rumī
rūmīs
rumibus
vocativerūmarūmae

Origins

From rūmen. For the ending, compare plūma.

noun · femininefirst declension
ruma2
ruma f (genitive rumae)
Classical[ˈrʊ.ma]Ecclesiastical[ˈruː.ma]

Meaning

  1. Old Latinfemininerareudder; teat; breast
    Ruminae propter rumam, id est prisco vocabulo mammam116 BCE – 27 BCE, Marcus Terentius Varro, Logistorici 7.2 (as cited by Nonius)
    Romulum quidam a fico Ruminali, ali quod lupae ruma nutritus est, appellatum esse ineptissime dixerunt.c. 2nd century, Sextus Pompeius Festus, De Verborum Significatione 266

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativerumarumae
genitiverumaerumārum
rumium
dativerumae
rumī
rumīs
rumibus
accusativerumam
rumim
rumās
ablativerumā
rumī
rumīs
rumibus
vocativerumarumae

ruma, ae,f., v. rumen.

Origins

Unknown. Possibly compare Etruscan 𐌓𐌖𐌌 (rum).

Quick answers

What does rūma mean in Latin?
rūma, a noun, means “throat; gullet; rumen”.
What is the genitive of rūma?
The genitive singular is rūmae. rūma is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce rūma?
In classical Latin, [ˈruː.ma]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈruː.ma].