limeum

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Gaulish.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈli.me.um/, [ˈlʲɪmeʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈli.me.um/, [ˈliːmeum]

Noun

limeum n (genitive limeī); second declension

1. A poisonous plant used by Gauls to anoint their arrows

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

	singular	plural
nominative	limeum	limea
genitive	limeī	limeōrum
dative	limeō	limeīs
accusative	limeum	limea
ablative	limeō	limeīs
vocative	limeum	limea

References

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