abagmentum

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Latin

Etymology

From abigō (force birth, cause an abortion) +‎ -mentum.

Pronunciation

Noun

abagmentum n (genitive abagmentī); second declension

  1. A way or means for inducing or procuring an abortion, an abortifacient.

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

singular plural
nominative abagmentum abagmenta
genitive abagmentī abagmentōrum
dative abagmentō abagmentīs
accusative abagmentum abagmenta
ablative abagmentō abagmentīs
vocative abagmentum abagmenta

References

  • abagmentum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • abagmentum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.