samentum

Latin

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂k- (“to sanctify, to make a treaty”). Compare Latin sanciō and sacer.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /saːˈmen.tum/, [s̠äːˈmɛn̪t̪ʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /saˈmen.tum/, [säˈmɛn̪t̪um]

Noun

sāmentum n (genitive sāmentī); second declension

1. A kind of cap made of hide used by the flamen

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	sāmentum	sāmenta
Genitive	sāmentī	sāmentōrum
Dative	sāmentō	sāmentīs
Accusative	sāmentum	sāmenta
Ablative	sāmentō	sāmentīs
Vocative	sāmentum	sāmenta

References

• samentum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.