velamen
English
Etymology
From Latin.
Noun
velamen (plural velamina)
- (anatomy) A covering membrane or velum
- (botany) A spongy, usually pale, multiseriate epidermis (i.e. consisting of multiple layers of cells) covering the roots of some kinds of plants, especially plant species with an epiphytic or semi-epiphytic habit. Examples include various orchid and Clivia species
Latin
Etymology
From vēlō (“I cover, wrap”) + -men (noun-forming suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /u̯eːˈlaː.men/, [u̯eːˈɫ̪äːmɛn]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /veˈla.men/, [veˈläːmen]
Noun
vēlāmen n (genitive vēlāminis); third declension
- cover, covering
- clothing, robe, garment
- veil
Declension
Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | vēlāmen | vēlāmina |
| Genitive | vēlāminis | vēlāminum |
| Dative | vēlāminī | vēlāminibus |
| Accusative | vēlāmen | vēlāmina |
| Ablative | vēlāmine | vēlāminibus |
| Vocative | vēlāmen | vēlāmina |
References
- “velamen”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “velamen”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- velamen in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- velamen in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- “velamen”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
Spanish
Noun
velamen m (plural velámenes)
- (nautical) set of sails of a boat
Further reading
- “velamen”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014