LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

dūrāmentum

dūrāmentum n (genitive dūrāmentī)

Meaning

  1. a hardened, ligneous vine branch
  2. a means of hardening, a stimulus
  3. firmness

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedūrāmentumdūrāmenta
genitivedūrāmentīdūrāmentōrum
dativedūrāmentōdūrāmentīs
accusativedūrāmentumdūrāmenta
ablativedūrāmentōdūrāmentīs
vocativedūrāmentumdūrāmenta

dūrāmentum, i, n. id.,
I. a hardening in concreto.
I. Lit., a hardened, i. e. ligneous vine-branch, Col. 4, 21, 1; Plin. 17, 23, 35, § 208; Pall. Febr. 12, 1.—Called also duramen, Col. 4, 22, 1.—
II. Transf., a means of hardening, stimulus: humanae imbecillitatis efficacissimum duramentum est necessitas, Val. Max. 2, 7, 10.—
III. Trop., firmness (with robur), Sen. Tranq. An. 1.

Origins

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

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-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Latin dūrāmentum From dūrō (“harden”) + -mentum.

Quick answers

What does dūrāmentum mean in Latin?
dūrāmentum, a noun, means “a hardened, ligneous vine branch; a means of hardening, a stimulus; firmness”.
What is the genitive of dūrāmentum?
The genitive singular is dūrāmentī. dūrāmentum is neuter, second declension.
Where does dūrāmentum come from?
Proto-Indo-European *dweh₂- → Proto-Indo-European *dweh₂rós → Proto-Italic *dūros → Latin dūrāmentum.