grutum

Latin

Alternative forms

• grudum
• grutdum

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *grūtiz (“ground material; grit”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈɡru.tum/, [ˈɡrʊt̪ʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈɡru.tum/, [ˈɡruːt̪um]

Noun

grutum n (genitive grutī); second declension

1. (Medieval Latin) flour, meal, used as seasoning for ale

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	grutum	gruta
Genitive	grutī	grutōrum
Dative	grutō	grutīs
Accusative	grutum	gruta
Ablative	grutō	grutīs
Vocative	grutum	gruta

Derived terms

• grutellum

References

• grutum 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)