levamentum

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Latin

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Etymology

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Derived from levō (I relieve, alleviate) +‎ -mentum (instrument, medium).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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levāmentum n (genitive levāmentī); second declension

  1. An alleviation, mitigation, consolation

Declension

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Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative levāmentum levāmenta
Genitive levāmentī levāmentōrum
Dative levāmentō levāmentīs
Accusative levāmentum levāmenta
Ablative levāmentō levāmentīs
Vocative levāmentum levāmenta

References

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