firmamen
Latin edit
Etymology edit
fīrmō (“to strengthen”) + -men
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /firˈmaː.men/, [fɪrˈmäːmɛn]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /firˈma.men/, [firˈmäːmen]
Noun edit
firmāmen n (genitive firmāminis); third declension
- (poetic) a prop, support
- Synonym: firmāmentum
Declension edit
Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | firmāmen | firmāmina |
| Genitive | firmāminis | firmāminum |
| Dative | firmāminī | firmāminibus |
| Accusative | firmāmen | firmāmina |
| Ablative | firmāmine | firmāminibus |
| Vocative | firmāmen | firmāmina |
References edit
- “firmamen”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “firmamen”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers