alimentum

Latin

Etymology

Derived from alō (“I nourish, sustain”) +‎ -mentum (“instrument, medium”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /a.liˈmen.tum/, [a.lɪˈmɛn.tũ]
(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /a.liˈmen.tum/

Noun

alimentum n (genitive alimentī); second declension

food, nourishment, sustenance
obligation to one's parents

Inflection

Second declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	alimentum	alimenta
genitive	alimentī	alimentōrum
dative	alimentō	alimentīs
accusative	alimentum	alimenta
ablative	alimentō	alimentīs
vocative	alimentum	alimenta

Synonyms

(food, nourishment): alimōnia, alimōnium

Related terms

alimentārius
alimōnia
alimōnium
alō

Descendants

English: aliment
French: aliment
Italian: alimento
Mirandese: alimiento
Portuguese: alimento
Spanish: alimento

References

alimentum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
alimentum in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
alimentum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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