carminum

Latin

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

carminum

  1. genitive plural of carmen

Etymology 2

Back-formation from carmina, the nominative/accusative plural of the third-declension noun carmen.

Noun

carminum n (genitive carminī); second declension

  1. (New Latin) song, poem
    • 1670, Antonius De Arena Provençalis, De Bragardissima Villa de Soleriis. Ad suos compagnones studiantes, qui sunt de persona friantes, bassas Dansas & Branlos practicantes, nouuellos quamplurimos mandat. Nova Novorum Novissima, Sive Poemata Stylo Macaronico., page 155:
      In nuptiis iuris et medicinae doctorum / Omnia sunt plena carminorum.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 1600s, Cornelius a Lapide, Commentarii in Sacram Scripturam, Tomus X: Acts, James, Epistles of John, the Apocalypse, p 1360: Et Sybilla lib. 6. Carminum:
Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

singular plural
nominative carminum carmina
genitive carminī carminōrum
dative carminō carminīs
accusative carminum carmina
ablative carminō carminīs
vocative carminum carmina