LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

rāmentum

rāmentum n (genitive rāmentī)

Meaning

  1. shavings, splinters, chips (especially in plural)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativerāmentumrāmenta
genitiverāmentīrāmentōrum
dativerāmentōrāmentīs
accusativerāmentumrāmenta
ablativerāmentōrāmentīs
vocativerāmentumrāmenta

rāmentum, i, v. ramenta.

Origins

  1. Proto-Italic*razdō
  2. Latinrāmentum

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Latin rāmentum From rādō (“to scrape, shave, scratch”) + -mentum.

Quick answers

What does rāmentum mean in Latin?
rāmentum, a noun, means “shavings, splinters, chips (especially in plural)”.
What is the genitive of rāmentum?
The genitive singular is rāmentī. rāmentum is neuter, second declension.
Where does rāmentum come from?
Proto-Italic *razdō → Latin rāmentum.