LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuterthird declension

māteriāmen

māteriāmen n (genitive māteriāminis)
Classical[maː.tɛ.riˈaː.mɛn]Ecclesiastical[ma.te.riˈaː.men]

Meaning

  1. Late Latintimber, wood used in construction

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemāteriāmenmāteriāmina
genitivemāteriāminismāteriāminum
dativemāteriāminīmāteriāminibus
accusativemāteriāmenmāteriāmina
ablativemāteriāminemāteriāminibus
vocativemāteriāmenmāteriāmina

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Italic *-mn̥ Latin -men Latin māteriāmen From māteria + -men.

Descendants
  • Frenchmerrainfrom Old French mairien
  • Walloonmairanfrom Old French mairien
  • Latinmaeremiumfrom Old French mairien
  • Provençalmairam

Quick answers

What does māteriāmen mean in Latin?
māteriāmen, a noun, means “timber, wood used in construction”.
What is the genitive of māteriāmen?
The genitive singular is māteriāminis. māteriāmen is neuter, third declension.
How do you pronounce māteriāmen?
In classical Latin, [maː.tɛ.riˈaː.mɛn]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ma.te.riˈaː.men].