peniculamentum

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Latin

Etymology

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Particularly: “From pēniculus? And is it anything to do with -mentum or āmentum (a strap or thong”, rare “a shoe-string)?”

Pronunciation

Noun

pēniculāmentum n (genitive pēniculāmentī); second declension

  1. a tail, train
  2. (transferred sense, pre-Classical) a train (of a garment)

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

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