spiramentum
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From spirō (“breathe, respire; live”) + -mentum.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /spiː.raːˈmen.tum/, [s̠piːräːˈmɛn̪t̪ʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /spi.raˈmen.tum/, [spiräˈmɛn̪t̪um]
Noun[edit]
spīrāmentum n (genitive spīrāmentī); second declension
- breathing hole, air hole, vent, pore, spiracle
- breathing space; interval, brief pause
- blowing, breathing, exhaling, draught
Declension[edit]
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[edit]
- (air hole, vent): spīrāculum, spīrātiō
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “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.