brutum
Appearance
See also: Brutum
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From brūtus: as a noun, a substantivisation of its neuter forms, in elliptical use for animal brūtum (“an irrational living creature”, “a brute animal”); as an adjective, regularly declined forms.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈbruː.tum/, [ˈbruːt̪ʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈbru.tum/, [ˈbruːt̪um]
Noun
[edit]brūtum n (genitive brūtī); second declension
- a senseless beast, a brute (an animal without the capacity for reason)
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Seneca the Younger to this entry?)
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun (neuter).
singular | plural | |
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nominative | brūtum | brūta |
genitive | brūtī | brūtōrum |
dative | brūtō | brūtīs |
accusative | brūtum | brūta |
ablative | brūtō | brūtīs |
vocative | brūtum | brūta |
References
[edit]- brūtum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 229/3.
Adjective
[edit]brūtum
- inflection of brūtus: