LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

salsāmentum

salsāmentum n (genitive salsāmentī)
Classical[saɫ.saːˈmɛn.tũː]Ecclesiastical[sal.saˈmɛn.tum]

Meaning

  1. brine or pickle for fish
  2. in pluralsalted or pickled fish

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesalsāmentumsalsāmenta
genitivesalsāmentīsalsāmentōrum
dativesalsāmentōsalsāmentīs
accusativesalsāmentumsalsāmenta
ablativesalsāmentōsalsāmentīs
vocativesalsāmentumsalsāmenta

salsāmentum, i, n. salsus. *
I. Fish-pickle, brine, * Cic. Div. 2, 57, 117.—
II. Salted or pickled fish (usu. in plur.): salsamenta Fac macerentur, Ter. Ad. 3, 3, 26; Varr. R. R. 3, 17, 7; Col. 8, 17, 12; Plin. 32, 2, 9, § 18; 32, 7, 26, § 79; 32, 9, 34, § 106 al.—Sing., Col. 12, 55, 4; Gell. 2, 24, 7.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Latin salsāmentum From salsus (“salty, briny”) + -mentum (suffix of medium (sense 1) / result (sense 2)).

Quick answers

What does salsāmentum mean in Latin?
salsāmentum, a noun, means “brine or pickle for fish; salted or pickled fish”.
What is the genitive of salsāmentum?
The genitive singular is salsāmentī. salsāmentum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce salsāmentum?
In classical Latin, [saɫ.saːˈmɛn.tũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [sal.saˈmɛn.tum].