lomentum
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛntəm
Noun
lomentum (plural lomentums or lomenta)
- Synonym of loment.
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- (“to wash”). Cognates include Latin lavō, Ancient Greek λούω (loúō), λοέω (loéō), Albanian laj, Old Armenian լոգանամ (loganam), and Old English lēaþor (English lather).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɫoːˈmɛn.tũː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [loˈmɛn̪.t̪um]
Noun
lōmentum n (genitive lōmentī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | lōmentum | lōmenta |
| genitive | lōmentī | lōmentōrum |
| dative | lōmentō | lōmentīs |
| accusative | lōmentum | lōmenta |
| ablative | lōmentō | lōmentīs |
| vocative | lōmentum | lōmenta |
Derived terms
- lōmentārius
References
- “lomentum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- lomentum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.