curvamen
Latin
Etymology
curvō (“to bend”) + -men
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kurˈu̯aː.men/, [kʊrˈu̯äːmɛn]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kurˈva.men/, [kurˈväːmɛn]
Noun
curvāmen n (genitive curvāminis); third declension
- a bend, vaulting
Declension
Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | curvāmen | curvāmina |
| Genitive | curvāminis | curvāminum |
| Dative | curvāminī | curvāminibus |
| Accusative | curvāmen | curvāmina |
| Ablative | curvāmine | curvāminibus |
| Vocative | curvāmen | curvāmina |
References
- curvamen in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- curvamen in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers