LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

caementum

caementum n (genitive caementī)
Classical[kae̯ˈmɛn.tũː]Ecclesiastical[t͡ʃeˈmɛn.tum]

Meaning

  1. neuterrough stone from the quarry
  2. neuterchips of marble
  3. neutercement; mortar

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecaementumcaementa
genitivecaementīcaementōrum
dativecaementōcaementīs
accusativecaementumcaementa
ablativecaementōcaementīs
vocativecaementumcaementa

caementum, i, n. (access. form cae-menta, ae, f., like armenta, ae, to armentum, Enn. ap. Non. p. 196, 30, or Trag. v. 422 Vahl.; v 373 Rib.) [contr. from caedimentum, from caedo; hence Engl. cement].
I. A rough, unhewn stone, as it comes from the quarry, a quarry-stone, used for walls.
A. Plur. (so most freq.), Vitr. 1, 2, 8; 7, 6, 1; Cato, R. R. 38, 3; Varr. ap. Non. p. 96, 5 al.: in eam insulam materiem, calcem, caementa, arma convexit, Cic. Mil. 27, 74; so id. Div. 2, 47, 99; id. Q. Fr. 3, 9, 7; Liv. 36, 22, 11; 21, 11, 8; Hor. C. 3, 1, 35; Tac. G. 16.—
B. Sing., Vitr. 1, 5, 8; 8, 6, 14; Tac. Or. 20; Plin. 35, 14, 48, § 169; Mart. 9, 76, 1.—
II. Caementa marmorea, pieces that fly off from marble in working, chips of marble: caementa marmorea, sive assulae, Vitr. 7, 6, 1.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kh₂eyd-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kh₂éydeti
  3. Proto-Italic*kaidō
  4. Latincaementum

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Latin caementum From caedō + -mentum.

Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanciment
  • Occitanciment
  • Frenchcimentfrom Old French ciment
  • Englishcementfrom Old French ciment
  • GermanZementfrom Old French ciment
  • Normanchînmentfrom Old French ciment
  • Dutchcementfrom Old French ciment
  • Limburgishsemèntfrom Old French ciment
  • Scotssimentfrom Old French ciment
  • Scotssymentfrom Old French ciment
Borrowings
  • Englishcementum
  • Frenchcément
  • Portuguesecemento
  • Spanishcemento
  • Galiciancemento
Italo-Dalmatian
  • Italiancimento
  • Italiancemento
  • Siciliancimentu
Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesecimentofrom Old Galician-Portuguese cimento
  • Spanishcimiento
  • Aragonesecimento
  • Aragoneseciment
  • Galiciancimentofrom Old Galician-Portuguese cimento
  • Ladinochimento
Gallo-Italic
  • Lombardciment
Elsewhere
  • Amharicሲሚንቶ
  • Azerbaijanisement
  • Basquezemento
  • Basquezementu
  • Belarusianцэме́нт
  • Bengaliসিমেন্ট
  • Bulgarianциме́нт
  • Central Kurdishچمنتۆ
  • Chichewasimenti
  • Chuvashцемент

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesCaementumCaementum (more frequently in the plural, Caementa; Gk. λατύπη, σκύρος), rubble, or small undressed stones, used together with mortar to form the caem…

Quick answers

What does caementum mean in Latin?
caementum, a noun, means “rough stone from the quarry; chips of marble; cement”.
What is the genitive of caementum?
The genitive singular is caementī. caementum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce caementum?
In classical Latin, [kae̯ˈmɛn.tũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [t͡ʃeˈmɛn.tum].
Where does caementum come from?
Proto-Indo-European *kh₂eyd- → Proto-Indo-European *kh₂éydeti → Proto-Italic *kaidō → Latin caementum.