movimentum

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

mōvimentum n (genitive mōvimentī); second declension

1. (Medieval Latin) movement

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	mōvimentum	mōvimenta
Genitive	mōvimentī	mōvimentōrum
Dative	mōvimentō	mōvimentīs
Accusative	mōvimentum	mōvimenta
Ablative	mōvimentō	mōvimentīs
Vocative	mōvimentum	mōvimenta

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)