famen
Latin
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈfaː.mɛn]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈfaː.men]
Noun
fāmen n (genitive fāminis); third declension
- (Medieval Latin) a saying
Declension
Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | fāmen | fāmina |
| genitive | fāminis | fāminum |
| dative | fāminī | fāminibus |
| accusative | fāmen | fāmina |
| ablative | fāmine | fāminibus |
| vocative | fāmen | fāmina |
Middle English
Verb
famen
- alternative form of fomen (“to emit blood; to drool”)
Romanian
Etymology
From the plural of famăn, from Vulgar Latin (homo) *feminus, from Latin femina. Compare Aromanian feamin. Compare Portuguese fêmeo, Old Occitan feme.
Noun
famen m (plural fameni)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | famen | famenul | fameni | famenii | |
| genitive-dative | famen | famenului | fameni | famenilor | |
| vocative | famenule | famenilor | |||