polimenta

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Latin

Etymology

From poliō (I polish, smooth) +‎ -mentum.

Pronunciation

Noun

polīmenta n pl (genitive polīmentōrum); second declension (plural only)

  1. the testicles, especially of the pork

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter), plural only.

plural
nominative polīmenta
genitive polīmentōrum
dative polīmentīs
accusative polīmenta
ablative polīmentīs
vocative polīmenta

References

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