LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

iūrāmentum

iūrāmentum n (genitive iūrāmentī)
Classical[juː.raːˈmɛn.tũː]Ecclesiastical[ju.raˈmɛn.tum]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinoath

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Jusjurandum · Juramentum · Sacramentum

Jusjurandum, and the later word juramentum, denote a civil oath, by which a man confirms or promises something; sacramentum denotes a military oath, by which the soldier solemnly pledges and binds himself not to forsake his standard. Liv. xxii. 38. Milites tunc quod nunquam antea factum erat, jurejurando a tribunis militum adacti jussu consulum conventuros neque injussu abituros; nam ad eam diem nihil præter sacramentum fuerat. And xxxv. 19. (vi. 183.)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeiūrāmentumiūrāmenta
genitiveiūrāmentīiūrāmentōrum
dativeiūrāmentōiūrāmentīs
accusativeiūrāmentumiūrāmenta
ablativeiūrāmentōiūrāmentīs
vocativeiūrāmentumiūrāmenta

jūrāmentum, i, n. juro,
I. an oath (post-class. for jusjurandum), Dig. 22, 3, 25: praestare, to take an oath, to swear, Cod. 2, 56, 4.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ey-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂óyu
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂yew-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂yéwos
  5. Proto-Italic*jowos
  6. Archaic Latin *iowos,*iowez-
  7. Latiniūrāmentum

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Archaic Latin -ō Archaic Latin iovesō Latin iūrō Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Latin iūrāmentum From iūrō (“to swear, to vow”) + -mentum (“-ment”).

Descendants
  • Catalanjurament
  • Frenchjurement
  • Italiangiuramento
  • Occitanjurament
  • Portuguesejuramento
  • Romanianjurământ
  • Sardiniangiuramentu
  • Sardinianzuramentu
  • Spanishjuramento
  • Aromaniangiurãmintu

Quick answers

What does iūrāmentum mean in Latin?
iūrāmentum, a noun, means “oath”.
What is the genitive of iūrāmentum?
The genitive singular is iūrāmentī. iūrāmentum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce iūrāmentum?
In classical Latin, [juː.raːˈmɛn.tũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ju.raˈmɛn.tum].
Where does iūrāmentum come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- → Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu → Proto-Indo-European *h₂yew- → Proto-Indo-European *h₂yéwos → Proto-Italic *jowos → Archaic Latin *iowos, *iowez- → Latin iūrāmentum.