noun · neuterthird declension
lignāmen
lignāmen n (genitive lignāminis)
Meaning
- EarlyMedieval Latintimber
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | lignāmen | lignāmina |
| genitive | lignāminis | lignāminum |
| dative | lignāminī | lignāminibus |
| accusative | lignāmen | lignāmina |
| ablative | lignāmine | lignāminibus |
| vocative | lignāmen | lignāmina |
Origins
From lignum (“firewood”) + -men. Attested in the Edictum Rothari.
Italo-Romance
- Italianlegname
- Spanishleñamefrom Italian legname
- Malteseinjamfrom Sicilian lignami
Balkano-Romance
- Romanianlemnamă
Gallo-Romance
- Catalanllenyamfrom Old Catalan lenyam
- Old Occitanlenham
Insular Romance
- Logudoreselinnamene