LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

excrēmentum1

excrēmentum n (genitive excrēmentī)
Classical[ɛk.skreːˈmɛn.tũː]Ecclesiastical[ek.skreˈmɛn.tum]

Meaning

  1. refuse, rubbish
  2. bodily excrement

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeexcrēmentumexcrēmenta
genitiveexcrēmentīexcrēmentōrum
dativeexcrēmentōexcrēmentīs
accusativeexcrēmentumexcrēmenta
ablativeexcrēmentōexcrēmentīs
vocativeexcrēmentumexcrēmenta

excrēmentum, i, n. excerno.
I. What is sifted out, the refuse, Col. 8, 5, 25; Pall. Febr. 26, 3; id. Nov. 20, 4.—More freq.,
II. What passes from the body, excrement, ordure, Plin. 11, 26, 32, § 94; 9, 45, 68, § 147: oris, spittle, Tac. H. 4, 81: narium, mucus of the nose, id. A. 16, 4.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  3. Proto-Italic*eks
  4. Latinexcrēmentum

Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *krey-der. Proto-Italic *krinō Latin cernō Latin excernō Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Latin excrēmentum From excernō (“to separate; discharge”) + -mentum.

Descendants
  • Catalanexcrement
  • Englishexcrement
  • Frenchexcrément
  • GermanExkrement
  • Italianescremento
  • Portugueseexcremento
  • Romanianexcrement
  • Spanishexcremento
  • Belarusianэкскрыменты
  • Bulgarianекскремент

In English words that came into English from excrēmentum

  • excrementexcrēmentum
noun · neutersecond declension
excrēmentum2
excrēmentum n (genitive excrēmentī)
Classical[ɛk.skreːˈmɛn.tũː]Ecclesiastical[ek.skreˈmɛn.tum]

Meaning

  1. that which grows out or rises up; an elevation, prominence
  2. Medieval Latinincrease, surplus

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeexcrēmentumexcrēmenta
genitiveexcrēmentīexcrēmentōrum
dativeexcrēmentōexcrēmentīs
accusativeexcrēmentumexcrēmenta
ablativeexcrēmentōexcrēmentīs
vocativeexcrēmentumexcrēmenta

excrēmentum, i, n. excresco,
I. an elevation, prominence: humilior inter excrementa costarum spina, Sid. Ep. 1, 2.—
II. Transf., of numbers which increase regularly in series: sic decem milia ceteraque excrementa, Mart. Cap. 7, § 734.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *ḱreh₁-sḱéti Latin crēscō Latin excrēscō Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Latin excrēmentum From excrēscō (“to grow or rise up or out”) + -mentum.

Descendants
  • Englishexcrement

Quick answers

What does excrēmentum mean in Latin?
excrēmentum, a noun, means “refuse, rubbish; bodily excrement”.
What is the genitive of excrēmentum?
The genitive singular is excrēmentī. excrēmentum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce excrēmentum?
In classical Latin, [ɛk.skreːˈmɛn.tũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ek.skreˈmɛn.tum].
Where does excrēmentum come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ → Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs → Proto-Italic *eks → Latin excrēmentum.