movimentum

Latin

Etymology

Medieval Latin. From moveō +‎ -mentum; cf. also Old French movement. Doublet of mōmentum.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /mo.u̯iˈmen.tum/, [mou̯ɪˈmɛn̪t̪ʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /mo.viˈmen.tum/, [moviˈmɛn̪t̪um]

Noun

movimentum n (genitive movimentī); second declension

1. (Medieval Latin) movement

   Synonyms: motus, agitatio

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	movimentum	movimenta
Genitive	movimentī	movimentōrum
Dative	movimentō	movimentīs
Accusative	movimentum	movimenta
Ablative	movimentō	movimentīs
Vocative	movimentum	movimenta

Related terms

• moveō

Descendants

• Asturian: movimientu
• Catalan: moviment
• English: movement
• French: mouvement
• Friulian: moviment
• Galician: movemento
• Italian: movimento
• Occitan: movement
• Portuguese: movimento
• Romansch: moviment, movimaint, muvimaint
• Sardinian: moghimentu, moimentu, movimentu, muimentu
• Sicilian: movimentu, muvumentu, muvimentu
• Spanish: movimiento

See also

• mōmentum

References

• movimentum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)