caementum

See also: cæmentum

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *kaidmentom. Equivalent to caedō + -mentum.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /kae̯ˈmen.tum/, [käe̯ˈmɛn̪t̪ʊ̃ˑ]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /t͡ʃeˈmen.tum/, [t͡ʃeˈmɛn̪t̪um]

Noun

caementum n (genitive caementī); second declension

  1. rough stone from the quarry
  2. chips of marble
  3. cement; mortar

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative caementum caementa
Genitive caementī caementōrum
Dative caementō caementīs
Accusative caementum caementa
Ablative caementō caementīs
Vocative caementum caementa

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Descendants

Unsorted borrowings

References

  • caementum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • caementum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • caementum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • caementum”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • caementum”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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