peumene

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πευμένη (peuménē).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpeu̯.me.neː/, [ˈpɛu̯mɛneː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpeu̯.me.ne/, [ˈpɛːu̯mene]

Noun

peumenē f (genitive peumenēs); first declension

1. A kind of scum of silver

Declension

First-declension noun (Greek-type).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	peumenē	peumenae
Genitive	peumenēs	peumenārum
Dative	peumenae	peumenīs
Accusative	peumenēn	peumenās
Ablative	peumenē	peumenīs
Vocative	peumenē	peumenae

References

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