LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuterthird declension

absegmen

absegmen n (genitive absegminis)
Classical[apˈsɛɡ.mɛn]Ecclesiastical[abˈsɛɡ.men]

Meaning

  1. neuterpiece of flesh
    Poenitam offam Naevius appellpat absegmen carnis cum coda: antiqui autem offam vocabant abscisum globi forma, ut manu glomeratam pultemc. 2nd century, Sextus Pompeius Festus, De Verborum Significatione

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeabsegmenabsegmina
genitiveabsegminisabsegminum
dativeabsegminīabsegminibus
accusativeabsegmenabsegmina
ablativeabsegmineabsegminibus
vocativeabsegmenabsegmina

absegmen, ĭnis, n. ab-seco, according to Festus, s. v. penitam, ap. Naev.,
I. a piece (of flesh) cut off, Paul. ex Fest. p. 242, 6 Müll.

Origins

From ab + secō, according to Festus.

Quick answers

What does absegmen mean in Latin?
absegmen, a noun, means “piece of flesh”.
What is the genitive of absegmen?
The genitive singular is absegminis. absegmen is neuter, third declension.
How do you pronounce absegmen?
In classical Latin, [apˈsɛɡ.mɛn]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [abˈsɛɡ.men].