LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuterthird declension

dūrāmen

dūrāmen n (genitive dūrāminis)
Classical[duːˈraː.mɛn]Ecclesiastical[duˈraː.men]

Meaning

  1. hardness
  2. rareice

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedūrāmendūrāmina
genitivedūrāminisdūrāminum
dativedūrāminīdūrāminibus
accusativedūrāmendūrāmina
ablativedūrāminedūrāminibus
vocativedūrāmendūrāmina

dūrāmen, ĭnis, n. duro,
I. hardness, concr. (very rare): aquarum, i. e. ice, Lucr. 6, 530.—Of a hardened or ligneous vinebranch, see the foll., I.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dweh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dweh₂rós
  3. Proto-Italic*dūros
  4. Latindūrāmen

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin dūrō Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Italic *-mn̥ Latin -men Latin dūrāmen From dūrō (“to make hard, harden”) + -men (noun-forming suffix).

Descendants
  • Englishduramen
  • Frenchduramen
  • Spanishduramen
  • Italiandurame

In English words that came into English from dūrāmen

  • duramendūrāmen

Quick answers

What does dūrāmen mean in Latin?
dūrāmen, a noun, means “hardness; ice”.
What is the genitive of dūrāmen?
The genitive singular is dūrāminis. dūrāmen is neuter, third declension.
How do you pronounce dūrāmen?
In classical Latin, [duːˈraː.mɛn]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [duˈraː.men].
Where does dūrāmen come from?
Proto-Indo-European *dweh₂- → Proto-Indo-European *dweh₂rós → Proto-Italic *dūros → Latin dūrāmen.