oleamen
English
Etymology
Latin oleum (“olive oil”), probably via *oleamen (-men is an alternative neuter suffix).
Noun
oleamen (uncountable)
- (medicine, obsolete) A soft ointment prepared from oil.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Dunglison to this entry?)
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for oleamen in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)
Latin
Etymology
From oleum (“olive oil”) + -men (noun-forming suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /o.leˈaː.men/, [ɔ.ɫɛˈaː.mɛn]
Noun
oleāmen n (genitive oleāminis); third declension
- an ointment containing olive oil
Inflection
Third declension neuter.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | oleāmen | oleāmina |
| Genitive | oleāminis | oleāminum |
| Dative | oleāminī | oleāminibus |
| Accusative | oleāmen | oleāmina |
| Ablative | oleāmine | oleāminibus |
| Vocative | oleāmen | oleāmina |
Synonyms
- (oil ointment): oleāmentum, unguentum
Related terms
- olea
- oleāceus
- oleāris
- oleārius
- oleātus
- oleōsus
- oleum
References
- oleamen in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- oleamen in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette