materiamen

Latin

Etymology

From māteria +‎ -men.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /maː.te.riˈaː.men/, [mäːt̪ɛriˈäːmɛn]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ma.te.riˈa.men/, [mät̪eriˈäːmen]

Noun

māteriāmen n (genitive māteriāminis); third declension

1. (Late Latin) timber, wood used in construction

Declension

Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	māteriāmen	māteriāmina
Genitive	māteriāminis	māteriāminum
Dative	māteriāminī	māteriāminibus
Accusative	māteriāmen	māteriāmina
Ablative	māteriāmine	māteriāminibus
Vocative	māteriāmen	māteriāmina

Descendants

• Old French: mairien, merim
  • French: merrain (“oak stave”)
  • Walloon: mairan (“oak stave”)
  • → Latin: maeremium (Anglo-Latin)
• Provençal: mairam