ornamentum

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word ornamentum. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word ornamentum, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say ornamentum in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word ornamentum you have here. The definition of the word ornamentum will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofornamentum, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Latin

Etymology

ōrnō +‎ -mentum

Pronunciation

Noun

ōrnāmentum n (genitive ōrnāmentī); second declension

  1. equipment, apparatus, furniture
  2. decoration, ornament, embellishment
    • c. 52 BCE, Julius Caesar, Commentarii de Bello Gallico 1.44:
      Amicitiam populi Romani sibi ornamento et praesidio, non detrimento esse oportere, atque se hac spe petisse.
      That the friendship of the Roman people ought to prove to him an ornament and a safeguard, not a detriment; and that he sought it with that expectation.
  3. adornment, (plural) regalia
  4. jewel, jewelry

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative ōrnāmentum ōrnāmenta
Genitive ōrnāmentī ōrnāmentōrum
Dative ōrnāmentō ōrnāmentīs
Accusative ōrnāmentum ōrnāmenta
Ablative ōrnāmentō ōrnāmentīs
Vocative ōrnāmentum ōrnāmenta

Descendants

References

  • “ornamentum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “ornamentum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • ornamentum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia