strigmentum

Latin

Etymology

Derived from stringō (“I press, tighten”) +‎ -mentum (“instrument, medium”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /striɡˈmen.tum/, [s̠t̪rɪɡˈmɛn̪t̪ʊ̃ˑ]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /striɡˈmen.tum/, [st̪riɡˈmɛn̪t̪um]

Noun

strigmentum n (genitive strigmentī); second declension

that which is scraped off, scrapings
filth or dirt scraped off

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	strigmentum	strigmenta
Genitive	strigmentī	strigmentōrum
Dative	strigmentō	strigmentīs
Accusative	strigmentum	strigmenta
Ablative	strigmentō	strigmentīs
Vocative	strigmentum	strigmenta

References

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

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