gestamen
Latin
Etymology
From gestō + -men.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ɡesˈtaː.men/, [ɡɛs̠ˈt̪äːmɛn]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /d͡ʒesˈta.men/, [d͡ʒesˈt̪äːmen]
Noun
gestāmen n (genitive gestāminis); third declension
- Something that is borne or wielded.
- A load, burden.
- A weapon, or arms.
- A vehicle.
Declension
Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | gestāmen | gestāmina |
| Genitive | gestāminis | gestāminum |
| Dative | gestāminī | gestāminibus |
| Accusative | gestāmen | gestāmina |
| Ablative | gestāmine | gestāminibus |
| Vocative | gestāmen | gestāmina |
References
- “gestamen”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “gestamen”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- gestamen 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)
- gestamen in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette