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noun · neutersecond declension

tartarum

tartarum n (genitive tartarī)

Meaning

  1. neutertartar (red compound deposited during wine-making)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativetartarumtartara
🜿a, 🜿ra
genitivetartarī
🜿ī, 🜿rī
tartarōrum
🜿ōrum, 🜿rōrum
dativetartarō
🜿ō, 🜿rō
tartarīs
🜿īs, 🜿rīs
accusativetartarum
🜿rum, 🜿um
tartara
🜿a, 🜿ra
ablativetartarō
🜿ō, 🜿rō
tartarīs
🜿īs, 🜿rīs
vocativetartarum
🜿rum, 🜿um
tartara
🜿a, 🜿ra

Origins

Borrowed from Byzantine Greek τάρταρον (tártaron).

Descendants
  • Englishtartar
  • Frenchtartre

In English words that came into English from tartarum

  • tartartartarum
  • tartarictartarum

Quick answers

What does tartarum mean in Latin?
tartarum, a noun, means “tartar (red compound deposited during wine-making)”.
What is the genitive of tartarum?
The genitive singular is tartarī. tartarum is neuter, second declension.