segmen
Latin
Etymology
From secō (“I cut”) + -men (noun-forming suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈsɛɡ.mɛn]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈsɛɡ.men]
Noun
segmen n (genitive segminis); third declension
- shred (piece cut off)
Declension
Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | segmen | segmina |
| genitive | segminis | segminum |
| dative | segminī | segminibus |
| accusative | segmen | segmina |
| ablative | segmine | segminibus |
| vocative | segmen | segmina |
References
- “segmen”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- segmen in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.