LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

augmentum

augmentum n (genitive augmentī)

Meaning

  1. neuterincrease, growth, augmentation

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeaugmentumaugmenta
genitiveaugmentīaugmentōrum
dativeaugmentōaugmentīs
accusativeaugmentumaugmenta
ablativeaugmentōaugmentīs
vocativeaugmentumaugmenta

augmentum (in MSS. also augŭ-mentum), i, n. augeo,
I. an increase, growth, augmentation (very rare; mostly post-Aug.).
I. Lit.: augmentum corporis, Vulg. Eph. 4, 16: crescit in augmentum Dei, ib. Col. 2, 19: augmentum aut deminutio, Dig. 2, 13, 8: fundi, ib. 2, 30, 8: lunae, Pall. 13, 6 al.—Plur.: dabit capiti tuo augmenta gratiarum, Vulg. Prov. 4, 9; ib. 2 Macc. 9, 11.—
II. In the lang. of religion (cf. augeo, I. C.), a kind of sacrificial cake, Varr. L. L. 5, § 112 Müll.; so Arn. 7, p. 231 (where others read augmina).

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Latin augmentum From augeō + -mentum.

Descendants
  • Catalanaugment
  • Englishaugment
  • Frenchaugment
  • Italianaumento
  • Occitanaument
  • Portugueseaumento
  • Romanianaugment
  • Spanishaumento
  • Galicianaumento

In English words that came into English from augmentum

  • augmentaugmentare
  • augmentationaugmentātiō
  • augmentativeaugmentātīvus

Quick answers

What does augmentum mean in Latin?
augmentum, a noun, means “increase, growth, augmentation”.
What is the genitive of augmentum?
The genitive singular is augmentī. augmentum is neuter, second declension.
Which English words come from augmentum?
English words that go back to Latin augmentum include augment, augmentation and augmentative.