LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

salīnum

salīnum n (genitive salīnī)
Classical[saˈliː.nũː]Ecclesiastical[saˈliː.num]

Meaning

  1. salt cellar (tableware)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesalīnum
salīllum		salīna
salīlla
genitivesalīnī
salīllī		salīnōrum
salīllōrum
dativesalīnō
salīllō		salīnīs
salīllīs
accusativesalīnum
salīllum		salīna
salīlla
ablativesalīnō
salīllō		salīnīs
salīllīs
vocativesalīnum
salīllum		salīna
salīlla

sălīnum, i, n. sal (sc. vas;
I. masc. collat. form, plur., sălīni, Varr. ap. Non. 546, 14), a salt-cellar, Plaut. Pers. 2, 3, 15; Hor. C. 2, 16, 14; Pers. 3, 25; 5, 138; also used at sacrifices, Liv. 26, 36; Val. Max. 4, 4, 3; Arn. 2, 91.—Prov.: salinum cum sale obsignare, Plaut. Pers. 2, 3, 15.

Origins

Substantivisation of the neuter of an otherwise unattested adjective *salīnus, from sal (“salt”) + -īnus. For the neuter gender, compare vās (“vessel, container”). Not the source of English saline; see salīna.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesSalinumSalinum dim. SALILLUM, a salt-cellar. Among the poor a shell served for a salt-cellar (Hor. Sat. 1.3, 14; Schol. ad loc.); but all who were raised abo…

Quick answers

What does salīnum mean in Latin?
salīnum, a noun, means “salt cellar (tableware)”.
What is the genitive of salīnum?
The genitive singular is salīnī. salīnum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce salīnum?
In classical Latin, [saˈliː.nũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [saˈliː.num].