spiramentum
Latin
Etymology
From spirō (“breathe, respire; live”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /spiː.raːˈmen.tum/, [spiː.raːˈmɛn.tũ]
Noun
spīrāmentum n (genitive spīrāmentī); second declension
- breathing hole, air hole, vent, pore, spiracle
- breathing space; interval, brief pause
- blowing, breathing, exhaling, draught
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | spīrāmentum | spīrāmenta |
| genitive | spīrāmentī | spīrāmentōrum |
| dative | spīrāmentō | spīrāmentīs |
| accusative | spīrāmentum | spīrāmenta |
| ablative | spīrāmentō | spīrāmentīs |
| vocative | spīrāmentum | spīrāmenta |
Synonyms
- (air hole, vent): spīrāculum, spīrātiō
Related terms
References
- spiramentum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- spiramentum in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- spiramentum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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