LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

spūmeus

spūmeus (feminine spūmea, neuter spūmeum)
Classical[ˈspuː.me.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈspuː.me.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectivefoaming; foamy; frothy

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativespūmeusspūmeaspūmeum
genitivespūmeīspūmeaespūmeī
dativespūmeōspūmeaespūmeō
accusativespūmeumspūmeamspūmeum
ablativespūmeōspūmeāspūmeō
vocativespūmeespūmeaspūmeum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativespūmeīspūmeaespūmea
genitivespūmeōrumspūmeārumspūmeōrum
dativespūmeīsspūmeīsspūmeīs
accusativespūmeōsspūmeāsspūmea
ablativespūmeīsspūmeīsspūmeīs
vocativespūmeīspūmeaespūmea

spūmĕus, a, um, adj. id.,
I. foaming, frothy (poet. and in post-Aug. prose): Nereus, Verg. A. 2, 419: amnis, id. ib. 2, 496: unda, id. ib. 10, 212: torrens, Ov. M. 3, 571: aper, Mart. 14, 221, 2: cumulus undarum, Luc. 9, 798: Rhodanus, Amm. 15, 11, 18: rabies per ora effluit, Luc. 5, 190; cf.: salivae hominis, Prud. στεφ. 1, 101: sucus malorum, Plin. 15, 28, 33, § 109: semen heraclii, id. 20, 19, 79, § 207: color equorum, foamlike, i. e. dappled, Pall. Mart. 13, 4.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)poH(y)-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*(s)póHy-mos
  3. Latinspūmeus

Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin spūmeus From spūma (“foam; froth”) + -eus.

Quick answers

What does spūmeus mean in Latin?
spūmeus, a adjective, means “foaming; foamy; frothy”.
How do you pronounce spūmeus?
In classical Latin, [ˈspuː.me.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈspuː.me.us].
Where does spūmeus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *(s)poH(y)- → Proto-Indo-European *(s)póHy-mos → Latin spūmeus.