Rumina
Latin
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editSeemingly from rū̆mis (“teat, nipple, breast”) + -īna, i.e. the feminine of Rū̆mīnus. The form seems to have been affected by analogy. As the tree named after the goddess (the Ficus Ruminalis) was associated with Romulus and Remus, the name was supposed in ancient times to be derived from a form like Rōmula (see Rōma). Another potential source of influence would be rūmen (“throat”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ruːˈmiː.na/, [ruːˈmiːnä] or IPA(key): /ruˈmiː.na/, [rʊˈmiːnä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ruˈmi.na/, [ruˈmiːnä]
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈruː.mi.na/, [ˈruːmɪnä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈru.mi.na/, [ˈruːminä]
Proper noun
editRū̆mī̆na f sg (genitive Rū̆mī̆nae); first declension
Declension
editFirst-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Rū̆mī̆na |
Genitive | Rū̆mī̆nae |
Dative | Rū̆mī̆nae |
Accusative | Rū̆mī̆nam |
Ablative | Rū̆mī̆nā |
Vocative | Rū̆mī̆na |
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- “Rumina”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Rumina in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.