LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuterthird declension

liquāmen

liquāmen n (genitive liquāminis)
Classical[lɪˈkʷaː.mɛn]Ecclesiastical[liˈkʷaː.men]

Meaning

  1. liquid mixture
  2. fish sauce

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeliquāmenliquāmina
genitiveliquāminisliquāminum
dativeliquāminīliquāminibus
accusativeliquāmenliquāmina
ablativeliquāmineliquāminibus
vocativeliquāmenliquāmina

lĭquāmen, ĭnis, n. id.,
I. a liquid mixture: eo liquamine tonsa ovis imbuitur, Col. 7, 4, 7.—
II. In partic.
A. A sauce made of fish-fat, fish-sauce (cf. garum), Col. 6, 2, 7; Pall. 3, 25, 12.—
B. = lixivium, lye, Cael. Aur. Tard. 2, 13, 167.

Origins

Derived from liquō (“to melt, liquefy”) + -men (noun-forming suffix).

Descendants
  • Italianliquame

In English words that came into English from liquāmen

  • liquamenliquāmen

Quick answers

What does liquāmen mean in Latin?
liquāmen, a noun, means “liquid mixture; fish sauce”.
What is the genitive of liquāmen?
The genitive singular is liquāminis. liquāmen is neuter, third declension.
How do you pronounce liquāmen?
In classical Latin, [lɪˈkʷaː.mɛn]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [liˈkʷaː.men].