LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

capillāmentum

capillāmentum n (genitive capillāmentī)
Classical[ka.pɪl.laːˈmɛn.tũː]Ecclesiastical[ka.pil.laˈmɛn.tum]

Meaning

  1. wig

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecapillāmentumcapillāmenta
genitivecapillāmentīcapillāmentōrum
dativecapillāmentōcapillāmentīs
accusativecapillāmentumcapillāmenta
ablativecapillāmentōcapillāmentīs
vocativecapillāmentumcapillāmenta

căpillāmentum, i, n. id..
I. The hair, collect., Plin. 16, 10, 16, § 38; esp. false hair, a peruke, Suet. Calig. 11; Petr. 110, 5, Tert. Cult. Fem. 7.—
II. Transf.
A. The hairy threads or fibres of the roots or leaves of plants, etc.: capillamenta vitis, Sen. Ep. 86, 20: seminum, Col. 4, 11, 1; 4, 22, 4: radicum, Plin. 19, 6, 31, § 99; 27, 12, 80, § 105.—
B. Hair-like streaks on precious stones: rimae simile, Plin. 37, 2, 10, § 28; 37, 5, 18, § 68.

Origins

From capillus + -āmentum.

In English words that came into English from capillāmentum

  • capillamentcapillāmentum

Quick answers

What does capillāmentum mean in Latin?
capillāmentum, a noun, means “wig”.
What is the genitive of capillāmentum?
The genitive singular is capillāmentī. capillāmentum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce capillāmentum?
In classical Latin, [ka.pɪl.laːˈmɛn.tũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ka.pil.laˈmɛn.tum].