lomentum

English

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ɛntəm

Noun

lomentum (plural lomentums or lomenta)

Synonym of loment

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- (“to wash”). Cognates include Latin lavō, Ancient Greek λούω (loúō), λοέω (loéō), Albanian laj, Old Armenian լոգանամ (loganam), and Old English lēaþor (English lather).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /loːˈmen.tum/, [ɫ̪oːˈmɛn̪t̪ʊ̃ˑ]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /loˈmen.tum/, [loˈmɛn̪t̪um]

Noun

lōmentum n (genitive lōmentī); second declension

face powder, face cream, soap
bean meal
blue pigment

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	lōmentum	lōmenta
Genitive	lōmentī	lōmentōrum
Dative	lōmentō	lōmentīs
Accusative	lōmentum	lōmenta
Ablative	lōmentō	lōmentīs
Vocative	lōmentum	lōmenta

Derived terms

lōmentārius

References

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

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