chymus
English
Noun
chymus (uncountable)
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek χῡμός (khūmós).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈkʰyː.mʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈkiː.mus]
Noun
chȳmus m (genitive chȳmī); second declension
- The fluid of the stomach
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | chȳmus | chȳmī |
| genitive | chȳmī | chȳmōrum |
| dative | chȳmō | chȳmīs |
| accusative | chȳmum | chȳmōs |
| ablative | chȳmō | chȳmīs |
| vocative | chȳme | chȳmī |
References
- “chymus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- chymus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.