"frustum" meaning in Latin

See frustum in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈfrʊs.tũː] [Classical-Latin], [ˈfrus.tum] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰrews- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *bʰrustós Proto-Italic *frustom Latin frustum From Proto-Italic *frustom, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrus-tós, from *bʰrews- (“to break up, cut”). Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:inh|itc-pro:*frustom<ety:inh<ine-pro:*bʰrustós<ety:af<*bʰrews-><*-tós>>>>|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰrews- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *bʰrustós Proto-Italic *frustom Latin frustum [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*frustom", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "frustum", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="frustum">, {{inh|la|itc-pro|*frustom}} Proto-Italic *frustom, {{inh|la|ine-pro||*bʰrus-tós}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰrus-tós Head templates: {{la-noun|frustum<2>}} frustum n (genitive frustī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|frustum<2>}} Forms: frustī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], frustum [nominative, singular], frusta [nominative, plural], frustī [genitive, singular], frustōrum [genitive, plural], frustō [dative, singular], frustīs [dative, plural], frustum [accusative, singular], frusta [accusative, plural], frustō [ablative, singular], frustīs [ablative, plural], frustum [singular, vocative], frusta [plural, vocative]
  1. a piece, bit Tags: declension-2, neuter Synonyms: fragmentum, segmentum
    Sense id: en-frustum-la-noun-1f-i5diz Categories (other): Latin entries with etymology trees, Latin entries with etymon, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin neuter nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology trees: 50 50 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymon: 50 50 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the second declension: 50 50
  2. crumb, morsel, scrap of food Tags: declension-2, neuter Synonyms: mīca
    Sense id: en-frustum-la-noun-tAa1t0nu Categories (other): Latin entries with etymology trees, Latin entries with etymon, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin neuter nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology trees: 50 50 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymon: 50 50 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the second declension: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: frustillātim, frustillum, frustulentus, frustulum

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
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      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-tós"
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      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/bʰrustós"
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      "Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/frustom"
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      "Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/frustom"
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}

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