noun · neuterthird declension
mōlīmen
mōlīmen n (genitive mōlīminis)
Classical[moːˈliː.mɛn]Ecclesiastical[moˈliː.men]
Meaning
- great exertion, effort, endeavor, attempt
- undertaking (mostly poetic)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | mōlīmen | mōlīmina |
| genitive | mōlīminis | mōlīminum |
| dative | mōlīminī | mōlīminibus |
| accusative | mōlīmen | mōlīmina |
| ablative | mōlīmine | mōlīminibus |
| vocative | mōlīmen | mōlīmina |
mōlīmen, ĭnis, n. molior,
I. a great exertion, effort, endeavor, attempt, undertaking (mostly poet., not in Cic.):
ventus Trudit agens magnam magno molimine navem, Lucr. 4, 902: revellere Annosam pinum magno molimine, Ov. M. 12, 357: quanto cum fastu, quanto molimine circum Spectemus vacuam Romanis vatibus aedem, Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 93: sceleris, Ov. M. 6, 473: res, suo ipsa molimine gravis, Liv. 2, 56: rerum, Ov. P. 1, 2, 75: molimine vasto tabularia, id. M. 15, 809.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
mōlīmen inis, n
molior, a great exertion, effort, endeavor, attempt, undertaking : divellere pinum magno molimine, O.: quanto molimine circum Spectemus, H.: res, suo ipsa molimine gravis, L.: molimine vasto tabularia, of massive structure , O.: magna molimina rerum, burdens of state , O.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin mōlior Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Italic *-mn̥ Latin -men Latin mōlīmen From mōlior (“to strive, endeavor, undertake”) + -men.