rūmen
Meaning
- throat, gullet
- rumen (first stomach of a ruminant)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | rūmen | rūmina |
| genitive | rūminis | rūminum |
| dative | rūminī | rūminibus |
| accusative | rūmen | rūmina |
| ablative | rūmine | rūminibus |
| vocative | rūmen | rūmina |
rumen est pars colli, quā esca devoratur, unde rumare dicebatur, quod nunc ruminare, Fest. p. 270 Müll.; cf. Paul. ex Fest. s. v. adrumavit, p. 9 ib.: ruminatio dicta est a rumine eminente gutturis parte, per quam demissus cibus a certis revocatur animalibus, Serv. Verg. E. 6, 54; cf. Isid. Orig. 11, 1, 59; 12, 1, 37: dum sit, rumen qui impleam, Pompon. ap. Non. 18, 16 (Com. Rel. v. 153 Rib.); Fest. p. 270, 28 Müll.; Paul. ex Fest. p. 9, 14 ib.Origins
From Proto-Italic *roug(s)mən ~ *rug(s)mən, of somewhat disputed origin. Probably from the root of *rūgō + -men, attested in ērūgō, rūctō (“to belch”) and rugiō (“to roar, rumble, bray”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewg-, *h₁rewǵ- (“to belch”). Cognate with Ancient Greek ἐρεύγομαι (ereúgomai, “to spew out, discharge, belch, bellow”), Old Armenian ործամ (orcam, “to vomit, be nauseated”), Proto-Germanic *reukaną (“to smoke, emit vapor”) (modern English reek). Alternatively from Proto-Indo-European *sréwmn̥, from the root *srew- (“to flow”). See also Rōma and flūmen, which are sometimes hypothesized as from the same source. A third possibility is a relationship with Etruscan 𐌓𐌖𐌌 (rum, “teat”). If not coincidental, it may be equally likely that the Etruscan word was borrowed from Latin.
- Catalanrumen
- Englishrumen
- Italianrumine