lomentum

English

Noun

lomentum (plural lomentums or lomenta)

  1. Synonym of loment

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- (“to wash”). Cognates include Latin lavō, Ancient Greek λούω (loúō), λοέω (loéō), Albanian laj, Old Armenian լոգանամ (loganam), and Old English lēaþor (English lather).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /loːˈmen.tum/, [ɫoːˈmɛn.tũ]

Noun

lōmentum n (genitive lōmentī); second declension

  1. face powder, face cream, soap
  2. bean meal
  3. blue pigment

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative lōmentum lōmenta
genitive lōmentī lōmentōrum
dative lōmentō lōmentīs
accusative lōmentum lōmenta
ablative lōmentō lōmentīs
vocative lōmentum lōmenta

Derived terms

  • lōmentārius

References

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