noun · neutersecond declension
pulpamentum
pulpamentum n (genitive pulpamentī)
Classical[pʊɫ.paˈmɛn.tũː]Ecclesiastical[pul.paˈmɛn.tum]
Meaning
- neuterpieces of meat.
- neutera stew or side dish prepared with pieces of meat.
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | pulpamentum | pulpamenta |
| genitive | pulpamentī | pulpamentōrum |
| dative | pulpamentō | pulpamentīs |
| accusative | pulpamentum | pulpamenta |
| ablative | pulpamentō | pulpamentīs |
| vocative | pulpamentum | pulpamenta |
pulpāmentum, i, n. id..
I. The fleshy part of animals, etc., the meat, e. g. of fishes, Plin 9, 15, 18, § 48.—
II. Transf., food prepared mainly from bits of meat, tidbits:
nimis vellem aliquid pulpamenti, Plaut. Stich. 5, 4, 31; id. Curc. 1, 1, 90: mihi ... cubile est terra, pulpamentum fames, Cic. Tusc. 5, 32, 90.—Prov.: lepus tute es et pulpamentum quaeris? you are a hare yourself, and are you hunting game? Ter. Eun. 3, 1, 36; v. lepus: ego semper apros occido, sed alter semper utitur pulpamento, I do the shooting, but he gets the game; I shake the bush, but another catches the bird, Diocl. ap. Vop. Numer. fin. Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
pulpāmentum ī, n
pulpa, flesh; 1 PAL-, flesh, animal food, a choice bit, relish, appetizer : mihi est pulpamentum fames.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Latin pulpamentum From pulpa + -mentum.