LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuterthird declension

augmen

augmen n (genitive augminis)
Classical[ˈau̯ɡ.mɛn]Ecclesiastical[ˈau̯ɡ.men]

Meaning

  1. neuterincrease, enlargement, augmentation, growth

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeaugmenaugmina
genitiveaugminisaugminum
dativeaugminīaugminibus
accusativeaugmenaugmina
ablativeaugmineaugminibus
vocativeaugmenaugmina

augmen, ĭnis, n. augeo,
I. an increase, enlargement, augmentation, growth (only ante- and post-class.): corporis, Lucr. 2, 495; 3, 268: Augmine vel grandi vel parvo, id. 1, 435: augmine donare, id. 2, 73; 5, 1307: magni augminis coluber, Arn. 7, p. 249.—In plur.: Sursus enim versus gignuntur et augmina (flammarum corpora) sumunt, Lucr. 2, 188: cum sumant augmina noctes, id. 5, 681; for Arn. 7, p. 231, v. augmentum fin.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ewg-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éwgmn̥
  3. Latinaugmen

Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwgmn̥. By surface analysis, augeō (“to greaten”) + -men.

Quick answers

What does augmen mean in Latin?
augmen, a noun, means “increase, enlargement, augmentation, growth”.
What is the genitive of augmen?
The genitive singular is augminis. augmen is neuter, third declension.
How do you pronounce augmen?
In classical Latin, [ˈau̯ɡ.mɛn]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈau̯ɡ.men].
Where does augmen come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewg- → Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwgmn̥ → Latin augmen.