LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuterthird declension

cōnāmen

cōnāmen n (genitive cōnāminis)
Classical[koːˈnaː.mɛn]Ecclesiastical[koˈnaː.men]

Meaning

  1. an effort, struggle; exertion
  2. a support, prop

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecōnāmencōnāmina
genitivecōnāminiscōnāminum
dativecōnāminīcōnāminibus
accusativecōnāmencōnāmina
ablativecōnāminecōnāminibus
vocativecōnāmencōnāmina

cōnāmen, ĭnis, n. id.,
I. an effort, exertion, struggle (poet.): alarum, Lucr. 6, 836: eundi, id. 6, 326: magno conamine, Ov. M. 3, 60; cf. id. ib. 8, 366; id. F. 4, 325; Luc. 4, 287.—In plur.: conamina mortis, Ov. M. 10, 390; Lucr. 6, 1040.—
II. Concr., a support, prop: constitit (infans), adjutis aliquo conamine nervis, Ov. M. 15, 224.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Italic *-mn̥ Latin -men Latin cōnāmen From cōnor (“try”) + -men.

Quick answers

What does cōnāmen mean in Latin?
cōnāmen, a noun, means “an effort, struggle; exertion; a support, prop”.
What is the genitive of cōnāmen?
The genitive singular is cōnāminis. cōnāmen is neuter, third declension.
How do you pronounce cōnāmen?
In classical Latin, [koːˈnaː.mɛn]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [koˈnaː.men].