impedimentum

Latin

Etymology

From impedio +‎ -mentum.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /im.pe.diːˈmen.tum/, [ɪmpɛd̪iːˈmɛn̪t̪ʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /im.pe.diˈmen.tum/, [imped̪iˈmɛn̪t̪um]

Noun

impedīmentum n (genitive impedīmentī); second declension

1. impediment, hindrance
2. (usually in the plural) luggage, equipage

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	impedīmentum	impedīmenta
Genitive	impedīmentī	impedīmentōrum
Dative	impedīmentō	impedīmentīs
Accusative	impedīmentum	impedīmenta
Ablative	impedīmentō	impedīmentīs
Vocative	impedīmentum	impedīmenta

Synonyms

• (impediment): obstāculum

Descendants

• English: impediment
• Italian: impedimento
• Portuguese: impedimento
• Romanian: impediment
• Spanish: impedimento

References

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