LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuterthird declension

aerāmen

aerāmen n (genitive aerāminis)

Meaning

  1. Late Latincopper
  2. Late Latinbronze

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeaerāmenaerāmina
genitiveaerāminisaerāminum
dativeaerāminīaerāminibus
accusativeaerāmenaerāmina
ablativeaerāmineaerāminibus
vocativeaerāmenaerāmina

aerāmen, inis, n. aes, a late form for
I. aes, copper, bronze; aeramen aut marmora, Cod. Th. 15, 1, 37: ferri vel aeraminis purgamenta, Theod. Prisc. 1, 9.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ey-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éyos
  3. Proto-Italic*ajos
  4. Proto-Italic*aos
  5. Latinaerāmen

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Italic *-mn̥ Latin -āmen Latin aerāmen From aes (“copper, bronze”, oblique stem aer-) + -āmen. Attested in the Codex Theodosianus and the writings of Theodorus Priscianus.

Insular Romance
  • Sardinianramene
  • Sardinianramine
  • Sardinianarramene
  • Sardinianrammene
  • Sardinianarramini
Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanaram
  • Occitanaram
  • Frenchairainfrom Old French arain
  • Franco-Provençalaram
Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesearamefrom Old Galician-Portuguese arame
  • Portuguesearambefrom Old Galician-Portuguese arame
  • Spanishalambrefrom Old Spanish aramne
  • Aragonesearambrefrom Old Navarro-Aragonese arampne
  • Asturianaramefrom Old Leonese arame
  • Leonesealamefrom Old Leonese arame
  • Galicianaramefrom Old Galician-Portuguese arame
  • Ladinoalambrefrom Old Spanish aramne
Italo-Dalmatian
  • Italianrame
  • Italianramo
  • Corsicanramu
  • Istriotràmo
  • Malteseramfrom Italian rame
  • Judeo-Italianרַאמוֹ
  • Neapolitanrama
  • Neapolitanramma
  • Calabriaramifrom Sicilian ramu
  • Calabriaramafrom Sicilian ramu
Balkano-Romance
  • Romanianaramă
  • Aromanianaramã
Rhaeto-Romance
  • Friulianram
  • Ladinram
  • Romansharam
  • Romansharom
  • Romanshirom
Gallo-Italic
  • Emilianràm
  • Ligurianrammo
  • Lombardram
  • Lombardramm
  • Piedmontesearam
  • Piedmonteseram
  • Romagnolrâm
Borrowings
  • Albanianram
  • Albanianrem

Quick answers

What does aerāmen mean in Latin?
aerāmen, a noun, means “copper; bronze”.
What is the genitive of aerāmen?
The genitive singular is aerāminis. aerāmen is neuter, third declension.
Where does aerāmen come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey-? → Proto-Indo-European *h₂éyos → Proto-Italic *ajos → Proto-Italic *aos → Latin aerāmen.