albamentum

Latin

Etymology

From albus (“white”) +‎ -mentum.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /al.baːˈmen.tum/, [aɫ.baːˈmɛn.tũ]

Noun

albāmentum n (genitive albāmentī); second declension

albumen, egg white

Inflection

Second declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	albāmentum	albāmenta
genitive	albāmentī	albāmentōrum
dative	albāmentō	albāmentīs
accusative	albāmentum	albāmenta
ablative	albāmentō	albāmentīs
vocative	albāmentum	albāmenta

Synonyms

(albumen of an egg): albor, album, albūmen

Related terms

References

albamentum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
albamentum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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