amentum

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English

Etymology

From Latin amentum (“thong”).

Noun

amentum (plural amenta)

  1. catkin

Derived terms

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep- (“to join, fit”). Cognate with Latin apō (“I fasten”) and Ancient Greek ἅπτω (háptō, “I fasten”).

Noun

āmentum n (genitive āmentī); second declension

  1. A strap or thong, especially one used to propel a spear or other missile weapon

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative āmentum āmenta
Genitive āmentī āmentōrum
Dative āmentō āmentīs
Accusative āmentum āmenta
Ablative āmentō āmentīs
Vocative āmentum āmenta

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Catalan: ament
  • → English: amentum
  • Italian: amento
  • Portuguese: amento
  • Spanish: amento

References

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