alum in Latin

IPA: /ˈaː.lum/ [Classical-Latin], [ˈäːɫ̪ʊ̃ˑ] [Classical-Latin], /ˈa.lum/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈäːlum] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Unknown. Etymology templates: {{unk|la}} Unknown Head templates: {{la-noun|ālum<2>}} ālum n (genitive ālī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|ālum<2>}} Forms: ālum [canonical, neuter], ālī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], ālum [nominative, singular], āla [nominative, plural], ālī [genitive, singular], ālōrum [genitive, plural], ālō [dative, singular], ālīs [dative, plural], ālum [accusative, singular], āla [accusative, plural], ālō [ablative, singular], ālīs [ablative, plural], ālum [singular, vocative], āla [plural, vocative]

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"alum" meaning in Latin

Noun