spiramentum
Latin
Etymology
From spirō (“breathe, respire; live”) + -mentum.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /spiː.raːˈmen.tum/, [s̠piːräːˈmɛn̪t̪ʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /spi.raˈmen.tum/, [spiräˈmɛn̪t̪um]
Noun
spīrāmentum n (genitive spīrāmentī); second declension
- breathing hole, air hole, vent, pore, spiracle
- breathing space; interval, brief pause
- blowing, breathing, exhaling, draught
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | spīrāmentum | spīrāmenta |
Genitive | spīrāmentī | spīrāmentōrum |
Dative | spīrāmentō | spīrāmentīs |
Accusative | spīrāmentum | spīrāmenta |
Ablative | spīrāmentō | spīrāmentīs |
Vocative | spīrāmentum | spīrāmenta |
Synonyms
- (air hole, vent): spīrāculum, spīrātiō
Related terms
References
- “spiramentum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “spiramentum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- spiramentum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.