demum

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Latin

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Adverbial accusative of an unattested superlative adjective *dēmus, from . Compare denique.

Adverb

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dēmum (not comparable)

  1. finally, at last, eventually
    Synonyms: tandem, postrēmō
    Dēmum post longam vītam Herculēs ā deīs receptus est.
    Finally after a long life Hercules was received by the gods.
  2. only, exclusively
    Synonyms: sōlum, tantum, modo

Etymology 2

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See dēmos (a tract of land”, “[the common] people).

Alternative forms

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Noun

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dēmum m

  1. accusative singular of dēmos

References

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  • demum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • demum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • demum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.