brutum

See also: Brutum

Latin

Etymology

From brūtus: as a noun, a substantivisation of its neuter forms, in elliptical use for animal brūtum (“an irrational living creature”, “a brute animal”); as an adjective, regularly declined forms.

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈbruː.tum/, [ˈbruːt̪ʊ̃ˑ]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈbru.tum/, [ˈbruːt̪um]

Noun

brūtum n (genitive brūtī); second declension

a senseless beast, a brute (an animal without the capacity for reason)
(Can we find and add a quotation of Seneca the Younger to this entry?)

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	brūtum	brūta
Genitive	brūtī	brūtōrum
Dative	brūtō	brūtīs
Accusative	brūtum	brūta
Ablative	brūtō	brūtīs
Vocative	brūtum	brūta

References

brūtum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 229/3.

Adjective

brūtum

inflection of brūtus:
1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular
2. accusative masculine singular