LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuterthird declension

affāmen

affāmen n (genitive affāminis)
Classical[afˈfaː.mɛn]Ecclesiastical[afˈfaː.men]

Meaning

  1. An accosting; greeting, address.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeaffāmenaffāmina
genitiveaffāminisaffāminum
dativeaffāminīaffāminibus
accusativeaffāmenaffāmina
ablativeaffāmineaffāminibus
vocativeaffāmenaffāmina

affāmen (better adf-), ĭnis, n. adfari,
I. an accosting, address (in App. for the usual adfatus): blando adfamine, App. M. 11, p. 260, 23 Elm.; id. ib. 11, p. 272, 39.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Latinaffāmen

Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂ti Proto-Italic *fāōr Latin for Latin affor Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Italic *-mn̥ Latin -men Latin affāmen From affor (“speak to, address”) + -men (noun-forming suffix).

Quick answers

What does affāmen mean in Latin?
affāmen, a noun, means “An accosting; greeting, address.”.
What is the genitive of affāmen?
The genitive singular is affāminis. affāmen is neuter, third declension.
How do you pronounce affāmen?
In classical Latin, [afˈfaː.mɛn]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [afˈfaː.men].
Where does affāmen come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd → Proto-Italic *ad → Proto-Italic *ad- → Latin affāmen.