LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

pulmentum

pulmentum n (genitive pulmentī)
Classical[pʊɫˈmɛn.tũː]Ecclesiastical[pulˈmɛn.tum]

Meaning

  1. neutera small portion of meat or fish eaten as a starter to a meal (later applied to larger savory dishes)
  2. neutera condiment, sauce, relish, eaten with bread

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepulmentumpulmenta
genitivepulmentīpulmentōrum
dativepulmentōpulmentīs
accusativepulmentumpulmenta
ablativepulmentōpulmentīs
vocativepulmentumpulmenta

pulmentum, i, n. contr. from pulpamentum, from pulpa.
I. Any thing eaten with bread, a sauce, condiment, relish (fruit, vegetables, salt, etc.), App. M. 4, p. 146, 2; 9, p. 227, 19; 10, p. 244, 44; Just. 3, 3, 7.—
II. Transf., food, in gen., Plaut. Ps. 1, 2, 84; id. Aul. 2, 4, 37: laboribus empta, Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 48: in singula pulmenta, into separate portions, bits, id. S. 2, 2, 34.

Origins

Disputed. Perhaps a contraction of pulpāmentum, from pulpa + -mentum. Alternatively, De Vaan suggests a derivation from earlier *pelp-mento-. Compare Umbrian pelmner (“meat”).

Quick answers

What does pulmentum mean in Latin?
pulmentum, a noun, means “a small portion of meat or fish eaten as a starter to a meal (later applied to larger savory dishes); a condiment, sauce, relish, eaten with bread”.
What is the genitive of pulmentum?
The genitive singular is pulmentī. pulmentum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce pulmentum?
In classical Latin, [pʊɫˈmɛn.tũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [pulˈmɛn.tum].