sagmen
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *seh₂k- (“to sanctify, to make a treaty”)[1]. Compare Latin sanciō and sacer.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsaɡ.men/, [ˈsaɡ.mɛn]
Noun
sagmen n (genitive sagminis); third declension
- the tuft of sacred herbs plucked within the citadel by the consul
Inflection
Third declension neuter.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sagmen | sagmina |
| Genitive | sagminis | sagminum |
| Dative | sagminī | sagminibus |
| Accusative | sagmen | sagmina |
| Ablative | sagmine | sagminibus |
| Vocative | sagmen | sagmina |
References
- sagmen in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- sagmen in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Walde, Alois; Hofmann, Johann Baptist (1954), “sagmen”, in Lateinisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 2, 3rd edition, Heidelberg: Carl Winter, page 464