cornum
Latin edit
Etymology 1 edit
Either from Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥h₂-nó-m, cognate with Proto-Germanic *hurną, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- (“horn”), or a by-form of the synonym cornū from the same root.
Noun edit
cornum n (genitive cornī); second declension
Declension edit
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | cornum | corna |
| Genitive | cornī | cornōrum |
| Dative | cornō | cornīs |
| Accusative | cornum | corna |
| Ablative | cornō | cornīs |
| Vocative | cornum | corna |
Etymology 2 edit
Neuter fruit name from the same root as the tree name cornus (“cornel”).
Noun edit
cornum n (genitive cornī); second declension
Declension edit
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | cornum | corna |
| Genitive | cornī | cornōrum |
| Dative | cornō | cornīs |
| Accusative | cornum | corna |
| Ablative | cornō | cornīs |
| Vocative | cornum | corna |
Etymology 3 edit
Noun edit
cornum
References edit
- “cornum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “cornum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- cornum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- cornum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Old English edit
Noun edit
cornum