laetamen

Latin

Etymology

laetō (to gladden; to fertilize) +‎ -men

Pronunciation

Noun

laetāmen n (genitive laetāminis); third declension

  1. manure
    Synonyms: fimus, stercus

Declension

Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).

singular plural
nominative laetāmen laetāmina
genitive laetāminis laetāminum
dative laetāminī laetāminibus
accusative laetāmen laetāmina
ablative laetāmine laetāminibus
vocative laetāmen laetāmina

Descendants

  • Dalmatian:
    • lotum
  • Italo-Romance:
  • North Italian:
    • Emilian: aldam
    • Friulian: ledan
    • Lombard: ledamm, liamm, ludamm
    • Ligurian: liame
    • Piedmontese: aliam
    • Venetan: leame, loame
      Fiumano: lodame
      Northern: ledan
  • Insular Romance:
    • Sardinian:
      • Campidanese: ladamini
      • Logudorese: ladamene
      • Nuorese: ledamine

References

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