LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuterthird declension

sūmen

sūmen n (genitive sūminis)

Meaning

  1. udder; breast
  2. udder of a sow
  3. A sow

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesūmensūmina
genitivesūminissūminum
dativesūminīsūminibus
accusativesūmensūmina
ablativesūminesūminibus
vocativesūmensūmina

sūmen, inis, n. contr. from sugimen, sugmen, from sugo,
I. a breast, of women (syn.: uber, mamma).
I. Lit.
A. In gen.: manus lactanti in sumine sidat, Lucil. ap. Non. 458, 7.—
B. In partic., a sow's udder, the paps of a sow (esteemed a delicacy by the Romans): pernam, abdomen, sumen, suis glandium, Plaut. Curc. 2, 3, 44; id. Ps. 1, 2, 33; id. Capt. 4, 3, 4; Plin. 11, 37, 84, § 211; Mart. 13, 44, 1.—*
2. Meton., a sow, a hog, Juv. 12, 73. —
II. Transf., the fat part, the richest portion: (Caesar Vopiscus) campos Roseae Italiae dixit esse sumen, Varr R. R. 1, 7, 10; Plin. 17, 4, 3, § 32.

Origins

Equivalent to sūgo + -men.

Quick answers

What does sūmen mean in Latin?
sūmen, a noun, means “udder; breast; udder of a sow”.
What is the genitive of sūmen?
The genitive singular is sūminis. sūmen is neuter, third declension.