"frumen" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: [ˈfruː.mɛn] [Classical-Latin], [ˈfruː.men] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Proto-Italic *frūgmen, equivalent to fruor (“use, enjoy”) + -men (noun-forming suffix); ultimately, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰruHg-mn̥. Etymology templates: {{inh|la|itc-pro|*frūgmen}} Proto-Italic *frūgmen, {{suffix|la|fruor|-men|pos2=noun-forming suffix|t1=use, enjoy}} fruor (“use, enjoy”) + -men (noun-forming suffix) Head templates: {{la-noun|frūmen<3>}} frūmen n (genitive frūminis); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|frūmen<3>}} Forms: frūmen [canonical, neuter], frūminis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], frūmen [nominative, singular], frūmina [nominative, plural], frūminis [genitive, singular], frūminum [genitive, plural], frūminī [dative, singular], frūminibus [dative, plural], frūmen [accusative, singular], frūmina [accusative, plural], frūmine [ablative, singular], frūminibus [ablative, plural], frūmen [singular, vocative], frūmina [plural, vocative]
  1. a gruel, pottage or porridge made from grain and used in sacrifices. Tags: declension-3 Hypernyms: puls
    Sense id: en-frumen-la-noun-GOxv1qz5 Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin neuter nouns in the third declension, Latin terms suffixed with -men, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Anatomy, Foods Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 78 22 Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the third declension: 59 41 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -men: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5 Disambiguation of Anatomy: 58 42 Disambiguation of Foods: 96 4
  2. larynx, throat Tags: declension-3 Synonyms: gula, faucēs, rūmen, guttur
    Sense id: en-frumen-la-noun-YeaLxsqi
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: frūmentum, fruor
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          "_dis": "59 41",
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        {
          "ref": "c. 303 CE, Arnobius, Against the Pagans 7.24",
          "text": "Quid fitilla, quid frumen, quid africia, quid gratilla, catumeum, conspolium, cubula? ex quibus duo, quae prima, sunt pultium nomina, sed genere et qualitate diversa.\nWhat is the meaning of fitilla, frumen, africia, gratilla, catumeum, cumspolium, cubula?—of which the first two are names of species of pottage, but differing in kind and quality;",
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          "grain",
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          "sacrifice",
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        },
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        },
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          "word": "guttur"
        }
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      "ipa": "[ˈfruː.men]",
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    }
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          "ref": "c. 303 CE, Arnobius, Against the Pagans 7.24",
          "text": "Quid fitilla, quid frumen, quid africia, quid gratilla, catumeum, conspolium, cubula? ex quibus duo, quae prima, sunt pultium nomina, sed genere et qualitate diversa.\nWhat is the meaning of fitilla, frumen, africia, gratilla, catumeum, cumspolium, cubula?—of which the first two are names of species of pottage, but differing in kind and quality;",
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    {
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          "word": "gula"
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          "word": "faucēs"
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        {
          "word": "rūmen"
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          "word": "guttur"
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      "ipa": "[ˈfruː.mɛn]",
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      "ipa": "[ˈfruː.men]",
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    }
  ],
  "word": "frumen"
}

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