oleamen

English

Etymology

Latin oleum (“olive oil”), probably via *oleamen (-men is an alternative neuter suffix).

Noun

oleamen (uncountable)

  1. (medicine, obsolete) A soft ointment prepared from oil.[1]

References
  1. 1839, Robley Dunglison, “OLEAMEN”, in Medical Lexicon. A New Dictionary of Medical Science, […], 2nd edition, Philadelphia, Pa.: Lea and Blanchard, successors to Carey and Co., →OCLC:

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

From oleum (“olive oil”) +‎ -men (noun-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

Noun

oleāmen n (genitive oleāminis); third declension

  1. an ointment containing olive oil

Declension

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

Case Singular Plural
Nominative oleāmen oleāmina
Genitive oleāminis oleāminum
Dative oleāminī oleāminibus
Accusative oleāmen oleāmina
Ablative oleāmine oleāminibus
Vocative oleāmen oleāmina

Synonyms

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