solamen

See also: Solamen

Latin

Etymology

From sōlor (“to comfort, console, solace”) +‎ -men.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /soːˈlaː.men/, [s̠oːˈɫ̪äːmɛn]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /soˈla.men/, [soˈläːmen]

Noun

sōlāmen n (genitive sōlāminis); third declension

  1. A consolation or comfort

Declension

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

Case Singular Plural
Nominative sōlāmen sōlāmina
Genitive sōlāminis sōlāminum
Dative sōlāminī sōlāminibus
Accusative sōlāmen sōlāmina
Ablative sōlāmine sōlāminibus
Vocative sōlāmen sōlāmina

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