LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

indūmentum

indūmentum n (genitive indūmentī)

Meaning

  1. post Classicalraregarment

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeindūmentumindūmenta
genitiveindūmentīindūmentōrum
dativeindūmentōindūmentīs
accusativeindūmentumindūmenta
ablativeindūmentōindūmentīs
vocativeindūmentumindūmenta

indūmentum, i, n. induo,
I. a garment (post-class.).
I. Lit.: indumenta induere, Gell. 16, 19, 12: oris, a mask, Bass. ap. Gell. 5, 7.—
II. Transf., a covering, clothing: carnis indumenta, i. e. bodies, Prud. Cath. 9. 99.—
III. Trop.: indumento justitiae velare, Lact. 6, 13, 12.

Origins

Latin *uō Latin induō Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Latin indūmentum From induō + -mentum.

Descendants
  • Catalanindument
  • Englishindumentum
  • Englishindument
  • Italianindumento
  • Portugueseindumento
  • Spanishindumento
  • Galicianindumento

Quick answers

What does indūmentum mean in Latin?
indūmentum, a noun, means “garment”.
What is the genitive of indūmentum?
The genitive singular is indūmentī. indūmentum is neuter, second declension.