lomentum

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English

Pronunciation

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

Noun

lōmentum n (genitive lōmentī); second declension

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

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

singular plural
nominative lōmentum lōmenta
genitive lōmentī lōmentōrum
dative lōmentō lōmentīs
accusative lōmentum lōmenta
ablative lōmentō lōmentīs
vocative lōmentum lōmenta

Derived terms

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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