duum

See also: duûm

Latin

Alternative forms

duûm

Etymology

An inflected form of duo (“two”) from Old Latin, where the use of -um instead of -ōrum (cf. Latin duōrum) at the end of second-declension nouns was an archaic feature.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈdu.um/, [ˈd̪uʊ̃ˑ]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈdu.um/, [ˈd̪uːum]

Numeral

duum

genitive masculine of duo
- 3rd century BCE, Gnaeus Naevius, Tarentilla:
  Salvi et fortunati sitis duo duum nostrum patres!
  Good day, good luck to you, the two fathers of us two!
genitive neuter of duo

Derived terms

duumvir

Sundanese

Verb

duum

to divide
to split
to be lazy

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