LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

ōmentum

ōmentum n (genitive ōmentī)
Classical[oːˈmɛn.tũː]Ecclesiastical[oˈmɛn.tum]

Meaning

  1. the adipose membrane which encloses the bowels
  2. the bowels
  3. any membrane which envelops an internal part of the body

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeōmentumōmenta
genitiveōmentīōmentōrum
dativeōmentōōmentīs
accusativeōmentumōmenta
ablativeōmentōōmentīs
vocativeōmentumōmenta

ōmentum, i, n.,
I. the fat-skin, adipose membrane; fat, esp. in men (post-Aug.).
I. Lit.
A. In gen.: ast illi tremat omento popa venter, Pers. 6, 74.—
B. In partic.
1. The membrane which encloses the bowels, the caul, Cels. 4, 1; Plin. 11, 37, 80, § 204.—
2. The bowels, Pers. 2, 47: porci, Juv. 13. 116.—
II. Transf., any skin which envelops an internal part of the body, a membrane, Macr. S. 7, 9; of the meninges, id. ib. 7, 9.

Origins

Borrowed from another Italic language such as Umbrian 𐌖𐌌𐌄𐌍 (umen), 𐌖𐌌𐌍𐌄 (umne, “ointment”), from Proto-Italic *ongʷn̥, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃éngʷn̥ (“fat, butter”). Related to Latin unguen (“fat; ointment”) and formally to unguentum.

Descendants
  • Catalanoment
  • Englishomentum
  • Italianomento
  • Spanishomento

In English words that came into English from ōmentum

  • omentumōmentum

Quick answers

What does ōmentum mean in Latin?
ōmentum, a noun, means “the adipose membrane which encloses the bowels; the bowels; any membrane which envelops an internal part of the body”.
What is the genitive of ōmentum?
The genitive singular is ōmentī. ōmentum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce ōmentum?
In classical Latin, [oːˈmɛn.tũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [oˈmɛn.tum].