spiramentum

Latin

Etymology

From spirō (“breathe, respire; live”) +‎ -mentum.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /spiː.raːˈmen.tum/, [s̠piːräːˈmɛn̪t̪ʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /spi.raˈmen.tum/, [spiräˈmɛn̪t̪um]

Noun

spīrāmentum n (genitive spīrāmentī); second declension

1. breathing hole, air hole, vent, pore, spiracle
2. breathing space; interval, brief pause
3. blowing, breathing, exhaling, draught

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	spīrāmentum	spīrāmenta
Genitive	spīrāmentī	spīrāmentōrum
Dative	spīrāmentō	spīrāmentīs
Accusative	spīrāmentum	spīrāmenta
Ablative	spīrāmentō	spīrāmentīs
Vocative	spīrāmentum	spīrāmenta

Synonyms

• (air hole, vent): spīrāculum, spīrātiō

Related terms

• spīrābilis
• spīrāculum
• spīrāmen
• spīrātiō
• spīrātus
• spīritālis
• spīritālitās
• spīritāliter
• spīritus
• spīritus asper
• spīritus lēnis
• spīritus sānctus
• spīro

References

• “spiramentum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “spiramentum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• spiramentum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.