LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

laxāmentum

laxāmentum n (genitive laxāmentī)
Classical[ɫak.saːˈmɛn.tũː]Ecclesiastical[lak.saˈmɛn.tum]

Meaning

  1. relaxation, respite, alleviation
  2. laxity, indulgence

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativelaxāmentumlaxāmenta
genitivelaxāmentīlaxāmentōrum
dativelaxāmentōlaxāmentīs
accusativelaxāmentumlaxāmenta
ablativelaxāmentōlaxāmentīs
vocativelaxāmentumlaxāmenta

laxāmentum, i, n. laxo,
I. an extending, widening.
I. Lit. (post-Aug.): ventus laxamentum sibi parat, Sen. Q. N. 6, 18, 3: cellae, Vitr. 4, 7 fin.: ventris, an evacuating, purging, Macr. S. 7, 11.—
B. Transf. (in concr.), a wide space, room: choragia laxamentum habeant, ad chorum parandum, Vitr. 5, 9, 1.—
II. Trop., a relaxation, mitigation, alleviation, respite (not freq. till after the Aug. per.): si quid laxamenti a bello Samnitium esset, Liv. 9, 41: eo laxamento cogitationibus dato, id. 7, 38 fin.: ut minus laxamenti daretur iis ad auxilia Hannibali submittenda, id. 22, 37; 10, 39: nactus in navigatione pusillum laxamenti, Trebon. ap. Cic. Fam. 12, 16, 3: dare laxamentum legi, laxity, indulgence, Cic. Clu. 33, 89; so, leges rem surdam, inexorabilem esse ... nihil laxamenti nec veniae habere, Liv. 2, 3.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)leg-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*(s)leg-s-ós
  3. Latinlaxāmentum

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 laxō Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Latin laxāmentum From laxō + -mentum.

Quick answers

What does laxāmentum mean in Latin?
laxāmentum, a noun, means “relaxation, respite, alleviation; laxity, indulgence”.
What is the genitive of laxāmentum?
The genitive singular is laxāmentī. laxāmentum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce laxāmentum?
In classical Latin, [ɫak.saːˈmɛn.tũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [lak.saˈmɛn.tum].
Where does laxāmentum come from?
Proto-Indo-European *(s)leg- → Proto-Indo-European *(s)leg-s-ós → Latin laxāmentum.