sufflamen
Latin
Etymology
From a derivation of Proto-Indo-European *bʰelǵ- (“beam, plank”), with a noun-forming suffix -men. Compare Ancient Greek φάλαγξ (phálanx) and Old High German balcho[1].
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /sufˈflaː.men/, [sʊfˈfɫaː.mɛn]
Noun
sufflāmen n (genitive sufflāminis); third declension
- A clog, brake to check the motion of a wheel
- A hinderance, an impediment
Inflection
Third declension neuter.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sufflāmen | sufflāmina |
| Genitive | sufflāminis | sufflāminum |
| Dative | sufflāminī | sufflāminibus |
| Accusative | sufflāmen | sufflāmina |
| Ablative | sufflāmine | sufflāminibus |
| Vocative | sufflāmen | sufflāmina |
References
- sufflamen in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- sufflamen in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Pokorny, Julius (1959), “bhel-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume I, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 122-123