duum
See also: duûm
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
An inflected form of duo (“two”) from Old Latin, where the use of -um instead of -ōrum (cf. Latin duōrum) at the end of second-declension nouns was an archaic feature.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈdu.um/, [ˈd̪uʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈdu.um/, [ˈd̪uːum]
Numeral edit
duum
- genitive masculine of duo
- 3rd century BCE, Gnaeus Naevius, Tarentilla:
- Salvi et fortunati sitis duo duum nostrum patres!
- Good day, good luck to you, the two fathers of us two!
- genitive neuter of duo
Derived terms edit
Sundanese edit
Verb edit
duum