"merum" meaning in Latin

See merum in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [ˈmɛ.rũː] [Classical-Latin], [ˈmɛː.rum] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Head templates: {{head|la|adjective form}} merum
  1. inflection of merus:
    nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular
    Tags: accusative, form-of, neuter, nominative, singular, vocative Form of: merus
    Sense id: en-merum-la-adj-o3vEgDX5 Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Alcoholic beverages, Liquids Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 41 34 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 66 21 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 65 22 13 Disambiguation of Alcoholic beverages: 77 11 11 Disambiguation of Liquids: 57 8 35
  2. inflection of merus:
    accusative masculine singular
    Tags: accusative, form-of, masculine, singular Form of: merus
    Sense id: en-merum-la-adj-0g6NryjW Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 41 34 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: [ˈmɛ.rũː] [Classical-Latin], [ˈmɛː.rum] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From neuter substantive of merus (“pure”). Head templates: {{la-noun|merum<2>}} merum n (genitive merī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|merum<2>}} Forms: merī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], merum [nominative, singular], mera [nominative, plural], merī [genitive, singular], merōrum [genitive, plural], merō [dative, singular], merīs [dative, plural], merum [accusative, singular], mera [accusative, plural], merō [ablative, singular], merīs [ablative, plural], merum [singular, vocative], mera [plural, vocative]
  1. pure wine, wine unmixed with water, neat wine Tags: declension-2, neuter Synonyms (pure wine): Bacchī hūmor, Bacchus, vīnum Derived forms: merulentus
    Sense id: en-merum-la-noun-fQm6Qfwf Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin neuter nouns in the second declension, Wine Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 41 34 25 Disambiguation of Wine: 8 8 84
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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