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caenum

caenum

Latin

Noun

caenum n (genitive caenī); second declension

  1. dirt, filth, mud, mire

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative caenum caena
genitive caenī caenōrum
dative caenō caenīs
accusative caenum caena
ablative caenō caenīs
vocative caenum caena

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill