LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuterthird declension

praesegmen

praesegmen n (genitive praesegminis)
Classical[prae̯ˈsɛɡ.mɛn]Ecclesiastical[preˈs̬ɛɡ.men]

Meaning

  1. neutera piece cut off, a paring

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepraesegmenpraesegmina
genitivepraesegminispraesegminum
dativepraesegminīpraesegminibus
accusativepraesegmenpraesegmina
ablativepraesegminepraesegminibus
vocativepraesegmenpraesegmina

praesegmen, ĭnis, n. praeseco,
I. a piece cut off, a paring (ante- and postclass.): tonsor omnia abstulit praesegmina, Plaut. Aul. 2, 4, 33; cf.: praesegmina proprie Plautus in Aululariā ea dici voluit, quae unguibus eminulis praesecantur, Non. 151, 33: cadaverum, App. M. 2, p. 123, 24.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Italic *-mn̥ Latin -men Latin praesegmen From praesecō (“to cut off”) + -men (noun-forming suffix).

Quick answers

What does praesegmen mean in Latin?
praesegmen, a noun, means “a piece cut off, a paring”.
What is the genitive of praesegmen?
The genitive singular is praesegminis. praesegmen is neuter, third declension.
How do you pronounce praesegmen?
In classical Latin, [prae̯ˈsɛɡ.mɛn]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [preˈs̬ɛɡ.men].