LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuterthird declension

laetāmen

laetāmen n (genitive laetāminis)
Classical[ɫae̯ˈtaː.mɛn]Ecclesiastical[leˈtaː.men]

Meaning

  1. manure

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativelaetāmenlaetāmina
genitivelaetāminislaetāminum
dativelaetāminīlaetāminibus
accusativelaetāmenlaetāmina
ablativelaetāminelaetāminibus
vocativelaetāmenlaetāmina

laetāmen, ĭnis, n. id.,
I. dung, manure (post-Aug.), Plin. 18, 16, 40, § 141: anserum, Pall. 1, 23.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Italic *-mn̥ Latin -men Latin laetāmen From laetō (“to gladden; to fertilize”) + -men.

Italo-Dalmatian
  • Italianletame
  • Spanishletamefrom Italian letame
  • Dalmatianlotum
  • Judeo-Italianלֵיטַאמוֹ
  • Apulianremmatefrom Neapolitan lotamma
  • Apulianremetefrom Neapolitan lotamma
  • Calabrianlitami
  • Salentinelitame
  • Tarantinorummato
  • Fiumanolodamefrom Venetan leame
Rhaeto-Romance
  • Friulianledan
Gallo-Italic
  • Emilianaldam
  • Lombardledamm
  • Lombardliamm
  • Lombardludamm
  • Ligurianliame
  • Piedmontesealiam
Insular Romance
  • Campidaneseladamini
  • Logudoreseladamene
  • Nuoreseledamine

Quick answers

What does laetāmen mean in Latin?
laetāmen, a noun, means “manure”.
What is the genitive of laetāmen?
The genitive singular is laetāminis. laetāmen is neuter, third declension.
How do you pronounce laetāmen?
In classical Latin, [ɫae̯ˈtaː.mɛn]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [leˈtaː.men].