duum

See also: duûm

Latin

Alternative forms

• duûm

Etymology

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

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈdu.um/, [ˈd̪uʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈdu.um/, [ˈd̪uːum]

Numeral

duum

1. 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!

2. genitive neuter of duo

Derived terms

• duumvir

Sundanese

Verb

duum

1. to divide
2. to split
3. to be lazy