LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

amulētum

amulētum n (genitive amulētī)
Classical[a.mʊˈɫeː.tũː]Ecclesiastical[a.muˈlɛː.tum]

Meaning

  1. an amulet

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeamulētumamulēta
genitiveamulētīamulētōrum
dativeamulētōamulētīs
accusativeamulētumamulēta
ablativeamulētōamulētīs
vocativeamulētumamulēta

ămŭlētum, i, n. (Arab. hamalet),
I. a sympathetic preservative against sickness, etc., φυλακτήριον, an amulet (usu. hung around the neck): veneficiorum amuleta, Plin. 29, 4, 19, § 66; so id. 30, 15, 47, § 138 al.

Origins

Uncertain. Watkins suggests a derivation from amylum (“starch”) as an original meaning of a medicine containing starch. Also compare āmōlior (“to remove from; to repel”), and Ancient Greek ἀμύνω (amúnō, “to ward off”).

Descendants
  • Catalanamulet
  • Englishamulet
  • GermanAmulett
  • Frenchamulettefrom Middle French amulette
  • Portugueseamuleto
  • Spanishamuleto
  • Afrikaansamuletfrom Middle French amulette
  • Indonesianamuletfrom Middle French amulette
  • Russianамуле́т

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesAmuletumAmuletum (περίαπτον, περίαμμα, φυλακτήριον), a charm attached to the body of a human being or animal to avert calamities or secure good fortune, from …

Quick answers

What does amulētum mean in Latin?
amulētum, a noun, means “an amulet”.
What is the genitive of amulētum?
The genitive singular is amulētī. amulētum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce amulētum?
In classical Latin, [a.mʊˈɫeː.tũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [a.muˈlɛː.tum].