fimum

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Latin

Alternative forms

• fimus

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂-. See also Latin furvus (“dark, swarthy”), fūmus (“smoke”) and fūlīgō (“soot”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈfi.mum/, [ˈfɪ.mũː]

Noun

fimum n (genitive fimī); second declension

1. dung, ordure, excrement

Declension

Second declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	fimum	fima
Genitive	fimī	fimōrum
Dative	fimō	fimīs
Accusative	fimum	fima
Ablative	fimō	fimīs
Vocative	fimum	fima

Derived terms

• fimārium
• fimētum
• fimicolus

Descendants

• Catalan: fem
• Old French: fien
• Italian: fimo
• Spanish: fimo

References

• fimum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette