luteum

English

Noun

luteum (plural lutea)

corpus luteum

Anagrams

mutule

Latin

Etymology 1

From lūteus (“yellow”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈluː.te.um/, [ˈɫ̪uːt̪eʊ̃ˑ]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈlu.te.um/, [ˈluːt̪eum]

Adjective

lūteum

inflection of lūteus:
1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular
2. accusative masculine singular

Etymology 2

From luteus (“of mud, dirty”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈlu.te.um/, [ˈɫ̪ʊt̪eʊ̃ˑ]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈlu.te.um/, [ˈluːt̪eum]

Adjective

luteum

inflection of luteus:
1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular
2. accusative masculine singular

References

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

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