thuminus
Latin
Alternative forms
- tuminus, tumminus
Etymology
Ultimately from Arabic ثُمُن (ṯumun, “an eighth”). Compare Sicilian tùmminu, Maltese tomna. Compare tumulus.
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Noun
thuminus m (genitive thuminī); second declension
- (Medieval Latin) A unit of measure used in Sicily, Naples and Malta.
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | thuminus | thuminī |
| Genitive | thuminī | thuminōrum |
| Dative | thuminō | thuminīs |
| Accusative | thuminum | thuminōs |
| Ablative | thuminō | thuminīs |
| Vocative | thumine | thuminī |
References
- thuminus 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)
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