condimentum

Latin

Etymology

From condiō (“to spice, to season”) +‎ -mentum.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /kon.diːˈmen.tum/, [kɔn̪d̪iːˈmɛn̪t̪ʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kon.diˈmen.tum/, [kon̪d̪iˈmɛn̪t̪um]

Noun

condīmentum n (genitive condīmentī); second declension

1. A spice, seasoning.

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	condīmentum	condīmenta
Genitive	condīmentī	condīmentōrum
Dative	condīmentō	condīmentīs
Accusative	condīmentum	condīmenta
Ablative	condīmentō	condīmentīs
Vocative	condīmentum	condīmenta

Related terms

• condiō
• condītiō
• condītor
• condītus

Descendants

• → Catalan: condiment
• → English: condiment
• → French: condiment
• → Galician: condimento
• → Italian: condimento
• → Portuguese: condimento
• → Romanian: condiment
• → Spanish: condimento

References

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