LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuterthird declension

gravāmen

gravāmen n (genitive gravāminis)
Classical[ɡraˈwaː.mɛn]Ecclesiastical[ɡraˈvaː.men]

Meaning

  1. Late LatinMedieval Latinburden
  2. Late LatinMedieval Latindiscomfort, physical inconvenience
  3. Late LatinMedieval Latinimposition, financial burden
  4. Late LatinMedieval Latingrievance, complaint
  5. Late LatinMedieval Latinharassment

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativegravāmengravāmina
genitivegravāminisgravāminum
dativegravāminīgravāminibus
accusativegravāmengravāmina
ablativegravāminegravāminibus
vocativegravāmengravāmina

grăvāmen, ĭnis, n. id.,
I. trouble, physical inconvenience (late Lat.), Cassiod. Varr. 9, 2; Cod. Just. 5, 30, 5.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷreh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*gʷréh₂us
  3. Proto-Italic*gʷraus
  4. Latingravāmen

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 gravō Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Italic *-mn̥ Latin -men Latin gravāmen From gravō + -men.

Descendants
  • Italiangravame
  • Catalangravamen
  • Englishgravamen
  • Spanishgravamen
  • Siciliangravami

In English words that came into English from gravāmen

  • gravamengravāmen

Quick answers

What does gravāmen mean in Latin?
gravāmen, a noun, means “burden; discomfort, physical inconvenience; imposition, financial burden”.
What is the genitive of gravāmen?
The genitive singular is gravāminis. gravāmen is neuter, third declension.
How do you pronounce gravāmen?
In classical Latin, [ɡraˈwaː.mɛn]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ɡraˈvaː.men].
Where does gravāmen come from?
Proto-Indo-European *gʷreh₂- → Proto-Indo-European *gʷréh₂us → Proto-Italic *gʷraus → Latin gravāmen.