LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

lībrāmentum

lībrāmentum n (genitive lībrāmentī)
Classical[liː.braːˈmɛn.tũː]Ecclesiastical[li.braˈmɛn.tum]

Meaning

  1. weight, gravity
  2. level surface, horizontal plane
  3. evenness, equality
  4. straight line, boundary line
  5. counterpoise, weight
  6. New Latinweight (in strength training)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativelībrāmentumlībrāmenta
genitivelībrāmentīlībrāmentōrum
dativelībrāmentōlībrāmentīs
accusativelībrāmentumlībrāmenta
ablativelībrāmentōlībrāmentīs
vocativelībrāmentumlībrāmenta

lībrāmentum, i, n. id.,
I. that which gives to any thing a downward pressure; weight, gravity.
I. Lit.: plumbi, Liv. 42, 63, 4.—
B. A fall, descent of water: libramentum aquae, Plin. 31, 6, 31, § 57: quod libramentum cum exinanitum est, suscitat et elicit fontem, cum repletum, moratur et strangulat, of a spring that alternately rises and falls, Plin. Ep. 4, 30, 10: inferiore labro demisso ad libramentum modicae aquae receptae in fauces, palpitante ibi lingua ululatus elicitur, of the croaking of frogs, Plin. 11, 37, 65, § 173.—
II. Transf.
A. A level surface, horizontal plane: extremitatem et quasi libramentum, in quo nulla omnino crassitudo sit, * Cic. Ac. 2, 36, 116: sub eodem libramento stare, Sen. Q. N. 1, 12, 1: usque ad libramentum summi fornicis, Ael. Gall. ap. Paul. ex Fest. p. 206 Müll.—
B. Evenness, equality: ventorum hiemalium et aestivorum, Col. 1, 5, 8—
C. A straight line: si recto libramento inter solem terrasque media (luna) successit, Sen. Ben. 5, 6, 4: libramentum finale, a boundary line, Amm. 15, 4, 4.—
D. A weight for balancing or giving motive power (ballista): ferrea manus cum injecta prorae esset, gravique libramento plumbi recelleret ad solum, Liv. 24, 34, 10: arietem admotum nunc saxis ingentibus nunc libramento plumbi gravatum ad terram urguebant, id. 42, 63, 4 Weissenb.: late cladem intulisset, ni duo milites vincla ac libramenta tormento abscidissent, Tac. H. 3, 23.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Latin lībrāmentum From lībrō + -mentum.

Quick answers

What does lībrāmentum mean in Latin?
lībrāmentum, a noun, means “weight, gravity; level surface, horizontal plane; evenness, equality”.
What is the genitive of lībrāmentum?
The genitive singular is lībrāmentī. lībrāmentum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce lībrāmentum?
In classical Latin, [liː.braːˈmɛn.tũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [li.braˈmɛn.tum].