LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

condīmentum

condīmentum n (genitive condīmentī)
Classical[kɔn.diːˈmɛn.tũː]Ecclesiastical[kon.diˈmɛn.tum]

Meaning

  1. A spice, seasoning.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecondīmentumcondīmenta
genitivecondīmentīcondīmentōrum
dativecondīmentōcondīmentīs
accusativecondīmentumcondīmenta
ablativecondīmentōcondīmentīs
vocativecondīmentumcondīmenta

condīmentum, i, n. condio (rare;
I. most freq. in Plaut. and Cic.), spice, seasoning, Plaut. Cas. 2, 3, 3 sq.; id. Ps. 3, 2, 31 sq.: cibi, Cic. Fin. 2, 28, 90: arida, Col. 12, 51, 2: viridia, green herbs used in seasoning, id. 12, 8, 1.—
II. Trop.: condimentum postremum Fabulae plausus, Plaut. Poen. 5, 6, 33: optumum aerumnae est animus aequus, id. Rud. 2, 3, 71 (but the verse Plaut. Trin. 2, 2, 87, is prob. spurious; cf. Ritschl N. cr.): amicitiae suavitas quaedam sermonum atque morum, Cic. Lael. 18, 66: omnium sermonum facetiae, id. de Or. 2, 67, 271; Quint. 6, 3, 19: humanitatis, Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 7, § 21: condimenti fortasse non nihil, utilitatis certe nihil (voluptas) habebit, id. Off. 3, 33, 120.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Latin condīmentum From condiō (“to spice, to season”) + -mentum.

Descendants
  • Catalancondiment
  • Englishcondiment
  • Frenchcondiment
  • Italiancondimento
  • Portuguesecondimento
  • Romaniancondiment
  • Spanishcondimento
  • Galiciancondimento

Quick answers

What does condīmentum mean in Latin?
condīmentum, a noun, means “A spice, seasoning.”.
What is the genitive of condīmentum?
The genitive singular is condīmentī. condīmentum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce condīmentum?
In classical Latin, [kɔn.diːˈmɛn.tũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kon.diˈmɛn.tum].