urruncum

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /urˈrun.kum/, [ʊrˈrʊŋkʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /urˈrun.kum/, [urˈruŋkum]

Noun

urruncum n (genitive urruncī); second declension

1. (botany) The lowest part of an ear of grain

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	urruncum	urrunca
Genitive	urruncī	urruncōrum
Dative	urruncō	urruncīs
Accusative	urruncum	urrunca
Ablative	urruncō	urruncīs
Vocative	urruncum	urrunca

References

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