lenimen

Latin

Etymology

From lēniō (I soothe, alleviate) +‎ -men (noun-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

Noun

lēnīmen n (genitive lēnīminis); third declension

  1. a soothing remedy
  2. alleviation, mitigation, solace

Declension

Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).

singular plural
nominative lēnīmen lēnīmina
genitive lēnīminis lēnīminum
dative lēnīminī lēnīminibus
accusative lēnīmen lēnīmina
ablative lēnīmine lēnīminibus
vocative lēnīmen lēnīmina

Synonyms

References

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