LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

scītāmenta

scītāmenta n pl (genitive scītāmentōrum)
Classical[skiː.taːˈmɛn.ta]Ecclesiastical[ʃi.taˈmɛn.ta]

Meaning

  1. pluralplural onlydelicate food, dainties, delicacies
  2. figurativelypluralplural onlystylistic elegances, niceties or prettinesses of speech

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominative—scītāmenta
genitive—scītāmentōrum
dative—scītāmentīs
accusative—scītāmenta
ablative—scītāmentīs
vocative—scītāmenta

scītāmenta, ōrum, n. 1. scitus, A. 2..
I. Delicate food, dainties (ante- and postclass.), Plaut. Men. 1, 3, 26: Matius ap. Gell. 20, 9, 3; Macr. S. 7, 14; App. M. 10, p. 245. —*
II. Trop., of figures of speech, niceties, prettinesses: 'Ομοιοτέλευτα ... καὶ ὁμοιόπτωτα ceteraque hujusmodi scitamenta, Gell. 18, 8, 1.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Latin scītāmenta From scītus (“beautiful, fine”) + -mentum.

Descendants
  • Englishscitament

In English words that came into English from scītāmenta

  • scitamentscītāmenta

Quick answers

What does scītāmenta mean in Latin?
scītāmenta, a noun, means “delicate food, dainties, delicacies; stylistic elegances, niceties or prettinesses of speech”.
What is the genitive of scītāmenta?
The genitive singular is scītāmentōrum. scītāmenta is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce scītāmenta?
In classical Latin, [skiː.taːˈmɛn.ta]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ʃi.taˈmɛn.ta].