levamentum
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Derived from levō (“I relieve, alleviate”) + -mentum (“instrument, medium”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /le.u̯aːˈmen.tum/, [ɫ̪eu̯äːˈmɛn̪t̪ʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /le.vaˈmen.tum/, [leväˈmɛn̪t̪um]
Noun edit
levāmentum n (genitive levāmentī); second declension
Declension edit
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | levāmentum | levāmenta |
| Genitive | levāmentī | levāmentōrum |
| Dative | levāmentō | levāmentīs |
| Accusative | levāmentum | levāmenta |
| Ablative | levāmentō | levāmentīs |
| Vocative | levāmentum | levāmenta |
References edit
- “levamentum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- levamentum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.