Latin edit

Etymology edit

From liniō (I daub, besmear, anoint) +‎ -men (noun-forming suffix).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

linīmen n (genitive linīminis); third declension

  1. grease

Declension edit

Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative linīmen linīmina
Genitive linīminis linīminum
Dative linīminī linīminibus
Accusative linīmen linīmina
Ablative linīmine linīminibus
Vocative linīmen linīmina

Related terms edit

References edit

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