libamentum

Latin

Etymology

From lībō (“to make a libation”) +‎ -mentum.

Noun

lībāmentum n (genitive lībāmentī); second declension

  1. (chiefly in the plural) in various senses:
    1. a libation, first fruits
      Synonyms: lībāmen, lībātiō
    2. that which is tasted
    3. (post-Classical, rare) a trial, first attempt, specimen

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

singular plural
nominative lībāmentum lībāmenta
genitive lībāmentī lībāmentōrum
dative lībāmentō lībāmentīs
accusative lībāmentum lībāmenta
ablative lībāmentō lībāmentīs
vocative lībāmentum lībāmenta

Descendants

  • → English: libament
  • → Italian: libamento

References

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