chymus

English

Noun

chymus (uncountable)

chyme

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek χῡμός (khūmós).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkʰyː.mus/, [ˈkʰyːmʊs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈki.mus/, [ˈkiːmus]

Noun

chȳmus m (genitive chȳmī); second declension

The fluid of the stomach

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	chȳmus	chȳmī
Genitive	chȳmī	chȳmōrum
Dative	chȳmō	chȳmīs
Accusative	chȳmum	chȳmōs
Ablative	chȳmō	chȳmīs
Vocative	chȳme	chȳmī

References

“chymus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
chymus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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