libramentum

Latin

Etymology

From lībrō +‎ -mentum.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /liː.braːˈmen.tum/, [lʲiːbräːˈmɛn̪t̪ʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /li.braˈmen.tum/, [libräˈmɛn̪t̪um]

Noun

lībrāmentum n (genitive lībrāmentī); second declension

1. weight, gravity
2. level surface, horizontal plane
3. evenness, equality
4. straight line, boundary line
5. counterpoise, weight
6. (New Latin) weight (in strength training)

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	lībrāmentum	lībrāmenta
Genitive	lībrāmentī	lībrāmentōrum
Dative	lībrāmentō	lībrāmentīs
Accusative	lībrāmentum	lībrāmenta
Ablative	lībrāmentō	lībrāmentīs
Vocative	lībrāmentum	lībrāmenta

Derived terms

• sublātiō lībrāmentōrum (New Latin)

References

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