noun · neutersecond declension
āmentum
āmentum n (genitive āmentī)
Meaning
- A strap or thong, especially one used to propel a spear or other missile weapon
Near-synonyms: lōrum, ligula /lingula
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | āmentum | āmenta ammenta |
| genitive | āmentī ammentī | āmentōrum ammentōrum |
| dative | āmentō ammentō | āmentīs ammentīs |
| accusative | āmentum | āmenta ammenta |
| ablative | āmentō ammentō | āmentīs ammentīs |
| vocative | āmentum | āmenta ammenta |
āmentum, i, n. ἅμμα, ἅπτω; v. apo,
I. a strap or thong, esp. upon missile weapons, by means of which they were thrown with greater force (cf. amento): amenta, quibus, ut mitti possint, vinciuntur jacula sive solearum lora, Paul. ex Fest. p. 12 Müll.:
epistola ad amentum deligata, Caes. B. G. 5, 48 Herz.: inserit amento digitos, Ov. M. 12, 321: amenta torquent, Verg. A. 9, 665: umor jaculorum amenta emollierat, Liv. 37, 41 al.—Rarely, a shoe-string: soleae sine amento, Plin. 34, 6, 14, § 31.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
āmentum ī, n
a strap, thong: epistula ad amentum deligata, Cs.: amenta torquent, V.
Origins
From Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep- (“to join, fit”). Cognate with Latin apiō (“to fasten”) and Ancient Greek ἅπτω (háptō, “to fasten”).
Descendants
- Catalanament
- Englishamentum
- Italianamento
- Portugueseamento
- ItalianAmentafrom Sicilian Amenta
- Spanishamento