noun · neutersecond declension
mnēmosynum
mnēmosynum n (genitive mnēmosynī)
Meaning
- a keepsake, souvenir, or memorial
verum est mnemosynum mei sodalis.
but because it is a souvenir of my drinking buddy.c. 84 BCE – 54 BCE, Catullus, Carmina 12.13
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | mnēmosynum | mnēmosyna |
| genitive | mnēmosynī | mnēmosynōrum |
| dative | mnēmosynō | mnēmosynīs |
| accusative | mnēmosynum | mnēmosyna |
| ablative | mnēmosynō | mnēmosynīs |
| vocative | mnēmosynum | mnēmosyna |
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
mnēmosynum ī, n
, μνημόσυνον, a memorial, Ct.
Origins
From Ancient Greek μνημόσυνον (mnēmósunon), from μνημοσύνη (mnēmosúnē, “memory”).