amentum

English

Etymology

From Latin amentum (“thong”).

Noun

amentum (plural amenta)

1. catkin

Derived terms

• amentiferous

 

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep- (“to join, fit”). Cognate with Latin apō (“I fasten”) and Ancient Greek ἅπτω (háptō, “I fasten”).

Noun

āmentum n (genitive āmentī); second declension

1. A strap or thong, especially one used to propel a spear or other missile weapon

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	āmentum	āmenta
Genitive	āmentī	āmentōrum
Dative	āmentō	āmentīs
Accusative	āmentum	āmenta
Ablative	āmentō	āmentīs
Vocative	āmentum	āmenta

Derived terms

• āmentō

Descendants

• Catalan: ament
• → English: amentum
• Italian: amento
• Portuguese: amento
• Spanish: amento

References

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