sedimentum
Latin
Etymology
Derived from sedeō (“I sit”)
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /se.di.ˈmen.tum/
Noun
sedimentum n (genitive sedimentī); second declension
- A settling, sinking down, subsidence
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sedimentum | sedimenta |
| Genitive | sedimentī | sedimentōrum |
| Dative | sedimentō | sedimentīs |
| Accusative | sedimentum | sedimenta |
| Ablative | sedimentō | sedimentīs |
| Vocative | sedimentum | sedimenta |
Descendants
- English : sediment
- Finnish: sedimentti
- French: sédiment
- Galician: sedimento
- German: Sediment
- Italian: sedimento
- Portuguese: sedimento
- Spanish: sedimento
References
- sedimentum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- sedimentum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette