duramentum

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Latin

Etymology

From dūrō (harden) +‎ -mentum.

Noun

dūrāmentum n (genitive dūrāmentī); second declension

  1. a hardened, ligneous vine branch
  2. a means of hardening, a stimulus
  3. firmness

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

References

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