lenimen

lenimen

Latin

Etymology

    From lēniō (to soothe, alleviate) + -men (noun-forming suffix).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    lēnīmen n (genitive lēnīminis); third declension

    1. a soothing remedy
    2. alleviation, mitigation, solace

    Declension

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

    singular plural
    nominative lēnīmen lēnīmina
    genitive lēnīminis lēnīminum
    dative lēnīminī lēnīminibus
    accusative lēnīmen lēnīmina
    ablative lēnīmine lēnīminibus
    vocative lēnīmen lēnīmina

    Synonyms

    References

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