LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuterthird declension

tormina

tormina n pl (genitive torminum)

Meaning

  1. neuterpluralplural only(medicine) colic, gripes

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Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominative—tormina
genitive—torminum
dative—torminibus
accusative—tormina
ablative—torminibus
vocative—tormina

tormĭna, um, n. (
I. masc. collat. form tormĭnes, acc. to Non. 32, 11) [torqueo], a griping of the bowels, the gripes, colic.
I. Lit.: proxima his, inter intestinorum mala, tormina esse consueverunt: δυσεντερία Graece vocatur, etc., Cels. 4, 15; cf. Cato, R. R. 156, 5; 157, 9; Cic. Tusc. 2, 19, 45; Col. 6, 7, 1; Plin. 22, 25, 72, § 148; 26, 8, 47, § 74; 29, 5, 33, § 103 al.—
II. Transf.: tormina urinae, strangury, Plin. 20, 8, 30, § 74; 30, 15, 50, § 144.

Origins

From torqueō (“to twist, turn”) + -mina.

Descendants
  • Englishtormina
  • Italiantormini

In English words that came into English from tormina

  • torminatormina

Quick answers

What does tormina mean in Latin?
tormina, a noun, means “(medicine) colic, gripes”.
What is the genitive of tormina?
The genitive singular is torminum. tormina is neuter, third declension.