grutum
Latin
Alternative forms
- grudum
- grutdum
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *grūtiz (“ground material; grit”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈɡrʊ.tũː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈɡruː.t̪um]
Noun
grutum n (genitive grutī); second declension
- (Medieval Latin) flour, meal, used as seasoning for ale
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | grutum | gruta |
| genitive | grutī | grutōrum |
| dative | grutō | grutīs |
| accusative | grutum | gruta |
| ablative | grutō | grutīs |
| vocative | grutum | gruta |
Derived terms
- grutellum
References
- "grutum", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)