chymus

English

Noun

chymus (uncountable)

1. chyme

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek χῡμός (khūmós).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkʰyː.mus/, [ˈkʰyːmʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈki.mus/, [ˈkiːmus]

Noun

chȳmus m (genitive chȳmī); second declension

1. The fluid of the stomach

Declension

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

• “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.