LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuterthird declension

peccāmen

peccāmen n (genitive peccāminis)
Classical[pɛkˈkaː.mɛn]Ecclesiastical[pekˈkaː.men]

Meaning

  1. a fault, sin

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepeccāmenpeccāmina
genitivepeccāminispeccāminum
dativepeccāminīpeccāminibus
accusativepeccāmenpeccāmina
ablativepeccāminepeccāminibus
vocativepeccāmenpeccāmina

peccāmen, ĭnis, n. pecco,
I. a fault, sin (late Lat.): omnium peccaminum venia, Hilar. in Matt. 18, 10; 25, 5; Prud. Ap. 979; id. Cath. 9, 96; Hier. in Job, 30.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ped-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pedko-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pet-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*petko-
  5. Proto-Italic*petko-?
  6. Latinpeccāmen

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Proto-Italic *petkāō Latin peccō Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Italic *-mn̥ Latin -men Latin peccāmen From peccō + -men.

In English words that came into English from peccāmen

  • peccaminouspeccaminōsus

Quick answers

What does peccāmen mean in Latin?
peccāmen, a noun, means “a fault, sin”.
What is the genitive of peccāmen?
The genitive singular is peccāminis. peccāmen is neuter, third declension.
How do you pronounce peccāmen?
In classical Latin, [pɛkˈkaː.mɛn]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [pekˈkaː.men].
Where does peccāmen come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ped- → Proto-Indo-European *pedko- → Proto-Indo-European *pet- → Proto-Indo-European *petko- → Proto-Italic *petko-? → Latin peccāmen.