decermina
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From dēcerpō (“to pluck off”) + -men. Attested once in Apuleio. For similar formations with similar meaning, confer putāmen, resegmen.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /deːˈker.mi.na/, [d̪eːˈkɛrmɪnä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /deˈt͡ʃer.mi.na/, [d̪eˈt͡ʃɛrminä]
Noun edit
dēcermina n pl (genitive dēcerminum); third declension
Declension edit
Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem), plural only.
| Case | Plural |
|---|---|
| Nominative | dēcermina |
| Genitive | dēcerminum |
| Dative | dēcerminibus |
| Accusative | dēcermina |
| Ablative | dēcerminibus |
| Vocative | dēcermina |
References edit
- “decermina”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- decermina in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 1, Hahnsche Buchhandlung
- decermina in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.