noun · neutersecond declension
rudīmentum
rudīmentum n (genitive rudīmentī)
Meaning
- first attempt
- beginning, commencement
- in pluralfirst principles; rudiments
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | rudīmentum | rudīmenta |
| genitive | rudīmentī | rudīmentōrum |
| dative | rudīmentō | rudīmentīs |
| accusative | rudīmentum | rudīmenta |
| ablative | rudīmentō | rudīmentīs |
| vocative | rudīmentum | rudīmenta |
rŭdīmentum, i, n. 1. rudis,
I. a first attempt, trial, or essay; a beginning, commencement in any thing (not ante-Aug.; cf. tirocinium).
I. Most usual as milit. t. t.:
militare, Liv. 21, 3; plur.: rudimentis militiae imbutus, the elements, Vell. 2, 129, 2: dura belli, Verg. A. 11, 157: rudimenta adulescentiae ponere, to lay down the rudiments, complete the first beginnings, pass one's novitiate, Liv. 31, 11 fin.; cf.: sub militiā patris tirocinii rudimenta deposuit, Just. 9, 1, 8.—II. In other things:
rudimentum primum puerilis regni, Liv. 1, 3; cf. Quint. 1, 8, 15: prima rhetorices rudimenta, the first principles, rudiments, id. 2, 5, 1; cf. Suet. Aug. 64: vidi Protogenis rudimenta cum ipsius naturae veritate certantia, Petr. 83, 1: civilium officiorum rudimentis regem Archelaum defendit, Suet. Tib. 8: ponere, id. Ner. 22: prima pueritiae rudimenta deponere, Just. 7, 5, 3 (cf. supra, I.).Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
rudīmentum ī, n
1 rudis, a first attempt, trial, essay, beginning, commencement : primum puerilis regni, L.—Of military service: belli Dura rudimenta, V.: rudimentum adulescentiae posuisse, to have passed his novitiate , L.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Latin rudīmentum From rudis + -mentum.
Descendants
- Catalanrudiment
- Englishrudimentfrom Old French rudiment
- Frenchrudimentfrom Old French rudiment
- Italianrudimento
- Portugueserudimento
- Spanishrudimento
- Galicianrudimento
- Russianрудимент
In English words that came into English from rudīmentum
- rudimentrudīmentum
- rudimentaryrudīmentum