vinum

[ vahy-nuhm, vee- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Origin of vinum¹

From the Latin word vīnum wine

Neutral saline mixture, chrystals of tartar, vinum chalybeat.

The ancient Latin v was pronounced as our w; vinum, winum; hence the English wine.

Post missam, panis et vinum, vel aliud bonum potabile, in vasculo proferatur.

Ergo vinum Belnense potuum est suavissimus, ita et saluberrimus.

For what saith the text, 'Vinum laetificat cor hominis'; and again, 'Rex delectabitur pulchritudine tua'.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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