LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

nūtrīmentum

nūtrīmentum n (genitive nūtrīmentī)
Classical[nuː.triːˈmɛn.tũː]Ecclesiastical[nu.triˈmɛn.tum]
nūtrīmenta pl. nom.; pl. acc.; pl. voc.

Meaning

  1. nourishment, nutriment, sustenance

Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms

Alere · Nutrire · Nutricare

Alere (from ἄλθω) denotes nourishment, as conducive to development and growth; nutrire and nutricare, only as it prolongs and secures existence. Or, alimenta adjuvant, nutrimenta sustentant. Cic. N. D. ii. 63. Neque ali neque sustentari. Nutrire involves a general notion; nutricare is usually applied more particularly to brutes. (ii. 99.)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativenūtrīmentumnūtrīmenta
genitivenūtrīmentīnūtrīmentōrum
dativenūtrīmentōnūtrīmentīs
accusativenūtrīmentumnūtrīmenta
ablativenūtrīmentōnūtrīmentīs
vocativenūtrīmentumnūtrīmenta

nūtrīmentum, i, n. nutrio,
I. nourishment, nutriment.
I. Lit.: per hanc nutrimentorum consuetudinem. Suet. Calig. 9.—
B. Transf., support, nourishment, etc.: pro nutrimento omni est raritas vulneris, Plin. 17, 23, 36, § 213: suscepitque ignem foliis atque arida circum Nutrimenta dedit, i. e. fuel, Verg. A. 1, 176: nec reddita caro nutrimenta patri, Val. Fl. 6, 571.—
II. Trop.
A. In gen., support: eloquentiae, Cic. Or. 13, 42: favoris, Val. Max. 2, 1: truculentiae, App. M. 9, p. 234.—
B. In partic.: nūtrīmenta, ōrum, a bringing up, rearing: nutrimentorum ejus locus ostenditur, Suet. Aug. 6.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Latin nūtrīmentum From nūtriō + -mentum.

Descendants
  • Frenchnutriment
  • Italiannutrimento
  • Englishnutrimentfrom Middle English nutriment
  • Piedmontesenutriment

Quick answers

What does nūtrīmentum mean in Latin?
nūtrīmentum, a noun, means “nourishment, nutriment, sustenance”.
What is the genitive of nūtrīmentum?
The genitive singular is nūtrīmentī. nūtrīmentum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce nūtrīmentum?
In classical Latin, [nuː.triːˈmɛn.tũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [nu.triˈmɛn.tum].