chymus
English edit
Noun edit
chymus (uncountable)
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek χῡμός (khūmós).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkʰyː.mus/, [ˈkʰyːmʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈki.mus/, [ˈkiːmus]
Noun edit
chȳmus m (genitive chȳmī); second declension
- The fluid of the stomach
Declension edit
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | chȳmus | chȳmī |
| Genitive | chȳmī | chȳmōrum |
| Dative | chȳmō | chȳmīs |
| Accusative | chȳmum | chȳmōs |
| Ablative | chȳmō | chȳmīs |
| Vocative | chȳme | chȳmī |
References edit
- “chymus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- chymus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.