sedum

See also: Sedum and sédum

English

a sedum
Sedum atratum

Etymology

From Middle English cedum, from Latin sedum (“houseleek”).

Noun

sedum (plural sedums)

1. Any of various succulent plants, of the genus Sedum, native to temperate zones; the stonecrop

Further reading

• sedum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Sedum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Sedum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Anagrams

• DEMUs, Demus, mused

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sedum (“houseleek”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈseː.dʏm/

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• Hyphenation: se‧dum

Noun

sedum n or m (plural sedums, diminutive sedumpje n)

1. Synonym of vetkruid (“stonecrop, succulent plant of genus Sedum”)

Derived terms

• sedumdak

 

Latin

Etymology 1

Unknown.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈse.dum/, [ˈs̠ɛd̪ʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈse.dum/, [ˈsɛːd̪um]

Noun

sedum n (genitive sedī); second declension

1. The houseleek

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	sedum	seda
Genitive	sedī	sedōrum
Dative	sedō	sedīs
Accusative	sedum	seda
Ablative	sedō	sedīs
Vocative	sedum	seda

Descendants

• Translingual: Sedum

Etymology 2

Noun

sēdum

1. genitive plural of sēdēs

References

• “sedum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• sedum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.