LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

scuma

scuma f (genitive scumae)
Classical[ˈskʊ.ma]Ecclesiastical[ˈskuː.ma]

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latinfemininefoam, froth

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativescumascumae
genitivescumaescumārum
dativescumaescumīs
accusativescumamscumās
ablativescumāscumīs
vocativescumascumae

Origins

From Frankish *skūm (“foam”), perhaps via an earlier Vulgar Latin *scūma.

Italo-Romance
  • Italianscuma
  • Italianschiuma
  • Neapolitanscumma
  • Sicilianscuma
Southern Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanescuma
  • Occitanescumafrom Old Occitan escuma
Ibero-Romance
  • Portugueseescumafrom Old Galician-Portuguese escuma
  • Galicianescumafrom Old Galician-Portuguese escuma
Gallo-Italic
  • Piedmontesescuma
Northern Gallo-Romance
  • Old Frenchescume
  • Old Frencheschume

Quick answers

What does scuma mean in Latin?
scuma, a noun, means “foam, froth”.
What is the genitive of scuma?
The genitive singular is scumae. scuma is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce scuma?
In classical Latin, [ˈskʊ.ma]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈskuː.ma].