"flumen" meaning in Latin

See flumen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈfɫuː.mɛn] [Classical-Latin], [ˈfluː.men] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From fluō (“I flow”) + -men (noun-forming suffix). Etymology templates: {{root|la|ine-pro|*bʰlewH-}}, {{suffix|la|fluō|-men|pos2=noun-forming suffix|t1=I flow}} fluō (“I flow”) + -men (noun-forming suffix) Head templates: {{la-noun|flūmen<3>}} flūmen n (genitive flūminis); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|flūmen<3>}} Forms: flūmen [canonical, neuter], flūminis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], flūmen [nominative, singular], flūmina [nominative, plural], flūminis [genitive, singular], flūminum [genitive, plural], flūminī [dative, singular], flūminibus [dative, plural], flūmen [accusative, singular], flūmina [accusative, plural], flūmine [ablative, singular], flūminibus [ablative, plural], flūmen [singular, vocative], flūmina [plural, vocative]
  1. a river Tags: declension-3 Synonyms: fluvius, amnis, rīvus
    Sense id: en-flumen-la-noun-tR5yIXV4 Categories (other): Landforms, Rivers Disambiguation of Landforms: 48 49 4 Disambiguation of Rivers: 78 18 4
  2. (poetic) flowing water; a stream, flood Tags: declension-3, poetic
    Sense id: en-flumen-la-noun-XIhQ00s0 Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin terms suffixed with -men, Bodies of water, Landforms Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 17 52 31 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -men: 22 56 22 Disambiguation of Bodies of water: 11 79 11 Disambiguation of Landforms: 48 49 4
  3. (figuratively) flow, fluency, fluidity Tags: declension-3, figuratively
    Sense id: en-flumen-la-noun--JILZwRk Categories (other): Latin neuter nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the third declension: 22 34 43
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: flūmineus Related terms: fluō, fluvius
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          "text": "Near-synonym: rīvus"
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          "text": "Gallōs ab Aquītānīs Garumna flūmen, ā Belgīs Mātrona et Sēquana dīvidit.\nThe Garonne river separates the Gauls from the Aquitani; from the Belgae, the Marne and the Seine (separate them).",
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          "text": "Omnia haec mire placent cum impetu quodam et flumine pervehuntur",
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      "ipa": "[ˈfluː.men]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
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