LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

sedimentum

sedimentum n (genitive sedimentī)
Classical[sɛ.dɪˈmɛn.tũː]Ecclesiastical[se.diˈmɛn.tum]

Meaning

  1. neuterA settling, sinking down, subsidence

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesedimentumsedimenta
genitivesedimentīsedimentōrum
dativesedimentōsedimentīs
accusativesedimentumsedimenta
ablativesedimentōsedimentīs
vocativesedimentumsedimenta

sĕdĭmentum, i, n. id.,
I. a settling, sinking down, subsidence: molis (sc. obelisci), Plin. 36, 10, 15, § 73.

Origins

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

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Latin sedimentum From sedeō (“to sit”) + -mentum.

Descendants
  • Catalansediment
  • Englishsediment
  • Frenchsédiment
  • GermanSediment
  • Italiansedimento
  • Portuguesesedimento
  • Romaniansediment
  • Spanishsedimento
  • Finnishsedimentti
  • Galiciansedimento

In English words that came into English from sedimentum

  • sedimentsedimentum

Quick answers

What does sedimentum mean in Latin?
sedimentum, a noun, means “A settling, sinking down, subsidence”.
What is the genitive of sedimentum?
The genitive singular is sedimentī. sedimentum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce sedimentum?
In classical Latin, [sɛ.dɪˈmɛn.tũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [se.diˈmɛn.tum].
Where does sedimentum come from?
Proto-Indo-European *sed- → Proto-Indo-European *sedéh₁yeti → Proto-Italic *sedēō → Latin sedimentum.