brutum

== Latin == === Etymology === From brūtus: as a noun, a substantivisation of its neuter forms, in elliptical use for animal brūtum (“an irrational living creature”, “a brute animal”); as an adjective, regularly declined forms. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈbruː.tũː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈbruː.tum] === Noun === brūtum n (genitive brūtī); second declension a senseless beast, a brute (an animal without the capacity for reason) (Can we find and add a quotation of Seneca the Younger to this entry?) ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun (neuter). ==== References ==== “brūtum”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 229/3. === Adjective === brūtum inflection of brūtus: nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular accusative masculine singular