LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

levāmentum

levāmentum n (genitive levāmentī)
Classical[ɫɛ.waːˈmɛn.tũː]Ecclesiastical[le.vaˈmɛn.tum]

Meaning

  1. An alleviation, mitigation, consolation

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativelevāmentumlevāmenta
genitivelevāmentīlevāmentōrum
dativelevāmentōlevāmentīs
accusativelevāmentumlevāmenta
ablativelevāmentōlevāmentīs
vocativelevāmentumlevāmenta

lĕvāmentum, i, n. 1. levo,
I. an alleviation, mitigation, consolation, comfort (class.): miseriarum, Cic. Fin. 5, 19, 53: doloris, Plin. Ep. 8, 19: sine levamento, Tac. A. 4, 66: tributi, id. H. 1, 8: nec aliud levamentum quam si certis sub legibus militia iniretur, id. A. 1, 17: praestare, Plin. 30, 3, 8, § 23: mihi illam rem fore levamento, Cic. Att. 12, 43, 1.

Origins

Derived from levō (“to relieve, alleviate”) + -mentum (“instrument, medium”).

Quick answers

What does levāmentum mean in Latin?
levāmentum, a noun, means “An alleviation, mitigation, consolation”.
What is the genitive of levāmentum?
The genitive singular is levāmentī. levāmentum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce levāmentum?
In classical Latin, [ɫɛ.waːˈmɛn.tũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [le.vaˈmɛn.tum].