segmentum
Latin
Etymology
From secō (“cut”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /seɡˈmen.tum/, [sɛɡˈmɛn.tũ]
Noun
segmentum n (genitive segmentī); second declension
- a cutting, cut; slice, piece
- a segment, strip or zone (of the earth)
- (in the plural) trimmings, bands, flounces
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | segmentum | segmenta |
| Genitive | segmentī | segmentōrum |
| Dative | segmentō | segmentīs |
| Accusative | segmentum | segmenta |
| Ablative | segmentō | segmentīs |
| Vocative | segmentum | segmenta |
Synonyms
- (piece): fragmentum, frustum
Related terms
- secō
- secta
- sectārius
- sector
Descendants
- Crimean Tatar: segment
- English: segment
- Italian: segmento
- Russian: сегмент (segment)
References
- segmentum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- segmentum in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- segmentum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- segmentum in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers