noun · neutersecond declension
sēbum
sēbum n (genitive sēbī)
Classical[ˈseː.bũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈsɛː.bum]
Meaning
- tallow, grease
- suet
- hard animal fat
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sēbum | sēba cēpae |
| genitive | sēbī cēpae | sēbōrum cēpārum |
| dative | sēbō cēpae | sēbīs cēpīs |
| accusative | sēbum cēpam | sēba cēpās |
| ablative | sēbō | sēbīs cēpīs |
| vocative | sēbum | sēba cēpae |
sēbum (sēvum; cf. the letter B; and Freund ad Cic. Mil. p. 34), i, n.,
I. tallow, suet, grease (syn.:
adeps, pingue), Plaut. Capt. 2, 2, 31; Col. 7, 5, 13; Plin. 11, 37, 85, § 212; Pall. 1, 41, 3; Veg. 4, 1, 8; Ser. Samm. 41, 763.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
sēbum see sevum.
Origins
From Proto-Indo-European *seyb- (“to pour out”), whence also (through Proto-Germanic) sāpō.
Elsewhere
- Englishsebum
- Frenchsébum
- Romaniansebumfrom French sébum
- Italiansebo
- Esperantosebo
Insular Romance
- Sardiniansebu
- Sardinianseu
Italo-Dalmatian
- Italiansevo
- Italiansego
- Neapolitansivo
- Siciliansivu
- Venetanseo
- Venetansef
Northern Gallo-Romance
- Frenchsuiffrom Old French seu
- Englishsuetfrom Old French seu
- Franco-Provençalsuiffrom Franco-Provençal sieu
- Franco-Provençalsueiffrom Franco-Provençal sieu
- Scotsshuetfrom Old French seu
Southern Gallo-Romance
- Catalansèu
- Occitanseu
Ibero-Romance
- Portuguesesebofrom Old Galician-Portuguese sevo
- Spanishsebo
- Galiciansebofrom Old Galician-Portuguese sevo
Balkano-Romance
- Romanianseu
- Aromanianseu
Rhaeto-Romance
- Friuliansêf
Gallo-Italic
- Emiliansi
- Emiliansèi
- Emiliansè
- Liguriansêu
- Liguriansêvo
- Liguriansêio
- Lombardsef
- Lombardsif
- Lombardseu
- Piedmontesesèiv