LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuterthird declension

prōlīmen

prōlīmen n (genitive prōlīminis)

Meaning

  1. lintel in front of an entrance

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeprōlīmenprōlīmina
genitiveprōlīminisprōlīminum
dativeprōlīminīprōlīminibus
accusativeprōlīmenprōlīmina
ablativeprōlīmineprōlīminibus
vocativeprōlīmenprōlīmina

prō-līmen, ĭnis, n.,
I. a space before the threshold, Hier. in Ezech. 12, 40, 8

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  4. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  5. Proto-Indo-European*pro-
  6. Proto-Italic*pro-
  7. Latinprōlīmen

Proto-Indo-European *Heh₃l-der.? Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Italic *-mn̥ Latin -men Latin limen Latin prōlīmen From pro- + limen.

Quick answers

What does prōlīmen mean in Latin?
prōlīmen, a noun, means “lintel in front of an entrance”.
What is the genitive of prōlīmen?
The genitive singular is prōlīminis. prōlīmen is neuter, third declension.
Where does prōlīmen come from?
Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? → Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? → Proto-Indo-European *pér → Proto-Indo-European *pró → Proto-Indo-European *pro- → Proto-Italic *pro- → Latin prōlīmen.