libamentum

libamentum

Latin

Etymology

Etymology tree
Latin lībō
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom
Proto-Italic *-mentom
Latin -mentum
Latin lībāmentum

    From lībō (“to make a libation”) + -mentum.

    Noun

    lībāmentum n (genitive lībāmentī); second declension

    1. (chiefly in the plural) in various senses:
      1. a libation, first fruits
        Synonyms: lībāmen, lībātiō
      2. that which is tasted
      3. (post-Classical, rare) a trial, first attempt, specimen

    Declension

    Second-declension noun (neuter).

    singular plural
    nominative lībāmentum lībāmenta
    genitive lībāmentī lībāmentōrum
    dative lībāmentō lībāmentīs
    accusative lībāmentum lībāmenta
    ablative lībāmentō lībāmentīs
    vocative lībāmentum lībāmenta

    Descendants

    • → English: libament
    • → Italian: libamento

    References

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