LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuterthird declension

linīmen

linīmen n (genitive linīminis)
Classical[lɪˈniː.mɛn]Ecclesiastical[liˈniː.men]

Meaning

  1. grease

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativelinīmenlinīmina
genitivelinīminislinīminum
dativelinīminīlinīminibus
accusativelinīmenlinīmina
ablativelinīminelinīminibus
vocativelinīmenlinīmina

lĭnīmen, ĭnis, n. lino,
I. grease: pro linimine adhibere, Theod. Prisc. 1, 18.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Italic *-mn̥ Latin -men Latin linīmen From liniō (“to daub, besmear, anoint”) + -men (noun-forming suffix).

Quick answers

What does linīmen mean in Latin?
linīmen, a noun, means “grease”.
What is the genitive of linīmen?
The genitive singular is linīminis. linīmen is neuter, third declension.
How do you pronounce linīmen?
In classical Latin, [lɪˈniː.mɛn]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [liˈniː.men].