LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuterthird declension

sedimen

sedimen n (genitive sediminis)
Classical[ˈsɛ.dɪ.mɛn]Ecclesiastical[ˈsɛː.di.men]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinneutersettling, sediment

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesedimensedimina
genitivesediminissediminum
dativesediminīsediminibus
accusativesedimensedimina
ablativesediminesediminibus
vocativesedimensedimina

sĕdĭmen, ĭnis, n. sedeo,
I. settlings, sediment (late Lat.): urinae, Cael. Aur. Tard. 5, 4, 64; 5, 10, 108; cf. sedimentum.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sed-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sedéh₁yeti
  3. Proto-Italic*sedēō
  4. Latinsedimen

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Italic *-mn̥ Latin -men Latin sedimen From sedeō (“to sit; to longer, to loiter; to settle, to subside”) + -men.

Descendants
  • Galiciancelme

Quick answers

What does sedimen mean in Latin?
sedimen, a noun, means “settling, sediment”.
What is the genitive of sedimen?
The genitive singular is sediminis. sedimen is neuter, third declension.
How do you pronounce sedimen?
In classical Latin, [ˈsɛ.dɪ.mɛn]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈsɛː.di.men].
Where does sedimen come from?
Proto-Indo-European *sed- → Proto-Indo-European *sedéh₁yeti → Proto-Italic *sedēō → Latin sedimen.