LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuterthird declension

oleāmen

oleāmen n (genitive oleāminis)
Classical[ɔ.ɫeˈaː.mɛn]Ecclesiastical[o.leˈaː.men]

Meaning

  1. an ointment containing olive oil

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeoleāmenoleāmina
genitiveoleāminisoleāminum
dativeoleāminīoleāminibus
accusativeoleāmenoleāmina
ablativeoleāmineoleāminibus
vocativeoleāmenoleāmina

ŏlĕāmen, ĭnis, and ŏlĕāmentum, i, n. oleum,
I. an oil-ointment, Scrib. Comp. 222; 269.

Origins

  1. Proto-Hellenic*élaiwon
  2. Latinoleāmen

Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion)der. Latin oleum Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Italic *-mn̥ Latin -men Latin oleāmen From oleum (“olive oil”) + -men (noun-forming suffix).

Quick answers

What does oleāmen mean in Latin?
oleāmen, a noun, means “an ointment containing olive oil”.
What is the genitive of oleāmen?
The genitive singular is oleāminis. oleāmen is neuter, third declension.
How do you pronounce oleāmen?
In classical Latin, [ɔ.ɫeˈaː.mɛn]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [o.leˈaː.men].
Where does oleāmen come from?
Proto-Hellenic *élaiwon → Latin oleāmen.