noun · neuterthird declension
ablegmen
ablegmen n (genitive ablegminis)
Classical[abˈɫɛɡ.mɛn]Ecclesiastical[abˈlɛɡ.men]
Meaning
- neuterparts of entrails which were sacrificed
Inimixtum est Ablegmina, quod si quis olim Amblegmina fuisse opinentur, non renitar equidem
Sextus Pompeius Festus, De Verborum Significatione quae Supersunt cum Pauli Epitome 25.9
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ablegmen | ablegmina |
| genitive | ablegminis | ablegminum |
| dative | ablegminī | ablegminibus |
| accusative | ablegmen | ablegmina |
| ablative | ablegmine | ablegminibus |
| vocative | ablegmen | ablegmina |
Origins
Seemingly from ab- + legō (“choose, select”) + -men. Possibly compare ἀπολέγω (apolégō).