LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

figmentum

figmentum n (genitive figmentī)

Meaning

  1. neuterformation
  2. neuterfigure, image, figment
  3. neuterfiction

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativefigmentumfigmenta
genitivefigmentīfigmentōrum
dativefigmentōfigmentīs
accusativefigmentumfigmenta
ablativefigmentōfigmentīs
vocativefigmentumfigmenta

figmentum, i, n. id. (post-class.),
I. formation (cf. fictio).
I. In gen.
A. In abstr.: verborum, the forming of new words, Gell. 20, 9, 1.—
B. In concr., a figure, image: animalis, Gell. 5, 12, 12: figmento deae caelitus lapso, Amm. 22, 9: aerea figmenta, id. 14, 6, 8.—
C. Any thing made, a production, creation, Vulg. Isa. 29, 16 al.—
II. In partic., a fiction: poëtarum, Lact. 7, 22: somniorum, App. M. 4, p. 155.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeyǵʰ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰinéǵʰti
  3. Proto-Italic*θingō
  4. Latinfigmentum

Proto-Italic *fingōder. Latin fingo Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Latin figmentum From fingo + -mentum.

Quick answers

What does figmentum mean in Latin?
figmentum, a noun, means “formation; figure, image, figment; fiction”.
What is the genitive of figmentum?
The genitive singular is figmentī. figmentum is neuter, second declension.
Where does figmentum come from?
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ- → Proto-Indo-European *dʰinéǵʰti → Proto-Italic *θingō → Latin figmentum.