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costum
costum
Latin
Alternative form
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κόστος (kóstos).
Noun
costum n (genitive costī); second declension
- An Oriental aromatic plant
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | costus | costī |
| genitive | costī | costōrum |
| dative | costō | costīs |
| accusative | costum | costōs |
| ablative | costō | costīs |
| vocative | coste | costī |
References
- costum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- costum in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- COSTUM in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “costum”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.