artemon

English

Noun

artemon (plural artemons)

(nautical) A square sail, on a Roman oared ship?
- 1980: A small square sail, an artemon, was slung under the bow to act as a headsail. — Richard W. Unger, The Ship in the Medieval Economy 600-1600, page 34.

Anagrams

Martone, Morante, materno-, montera, tone arm, tonearm

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀρτέμων (artémōn)

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈar.te.mon/, [ˈar.tɛ.mõ]

Noun

artemon f (genitive artemōnis); third declension

(nautical) topsail
main block in a pulley system

Inflection

Third declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	artemōn	artemōnēs
genitive	artemōnis	artemōnum
dative	artemōnī	artemōnibus
accusative	artemōnem	artemōnēs
ablative	artemōne	artemōnibus
vocative	artemōn	artemōnēs

References

artemon in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
artemon in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
artemon in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray

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