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noun

sūmen

gen. sūminis · gender neuter · decl. 3rd
contr. from sugimen, sugmen, from sugo
a breast
a breast, of women (syn.: uber, mamma).
In gen.: manus lactanti in sumine sidat, Lucil. ap. Non. 458, 7.—
In gen.: manus lactanti in sumine sidat, Lucil. ap. Non. 458, 7.—
a sow; the paps of a sow •
In partic., a sow's udder, the paps of a sow (esteemed a delicacy by the Romans): pernam, abdomen, sumen, suis glandium, Plaut. Curc. 2, 3, 44; id. Ps. 1, 2, 33; id. Capt. 4, 3, 4; Plin. 11, 37, 84, § 211; Mart. 13, 44, 1.—*
a sow; a hog by metonymy
Meton., a sow, a hog, Juv. 12, 73. —
the fat part; the richest portion by extension
Transf., the fat part, the richest portion: (Caesar Vopiscus) campos Roseae Italiae dixit esse sumen, Varr R. R. 1, 7, 10; Plin. 17, 4, 3, § 32.
Perseus ID: n46532 Key: sumen