LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

sēgmentum

sēgmentum n (genitive sēgmentī)
Classical[seːɡˈmɛn.tũː]Ecclesiastical[seɡˈmɛn.tum]

Meaning

  1. cutting; cut; slice; piece
  2. segment; strip; zone (of the earth)
  3. in pluralstrips of tinsel sewn around the bottom of a dress

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesēgmentumsēgmenta
genitivesēgmentīsēgmentōrum
dativesēgmentōsēgmentīs
accusativesēgmentumsēgmenta
ablativesēgmentōsēgmentīs
vocativesēgmentumsēgmenta

segmentum, i, n. seco,
I. a cutting, cut; a piece cut off, a slice (not ante-Aug.; mostly in the plur.; syn.: fragmentum, frustum).
I. In gen.: crassior harena laxioribus segmentis terit et plus erodit marmoris, Plin. 36, 6, 9, § 53; so, segmenta percae, Aus. Idyll. 10, 118.—
II. In partic.
A. A strip, zone, segment of the earth: plura sunt haec segmenta mundi, quae nostri circulos appellavere, Graeci parallelos, Plin. 6, 34, 39, § 212: quinto continentur segmento Bactra, Iberia, Armenia, etc., id. 6, 34, 39, § 216.—
B. In plur., strips of tinsel, brocade, etc., sewed around the bottom of a woman's dress; trimmings, bands, flounces, purfles, Ov. A. A. 3, 169: segmenta et longos habitus et flammea sumit, Juv. 2, 124: aurea, Val. Max. 5, 2, 1: crepitantia, Sed. Ep. 8, 6 med.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sek-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sékh₁yeti
  3. Proto-Italic*sekaō
  4. Latinsēgmentum

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Latin sēgmentum From secō (“to cut”) + -mentum.

Descendants
  • Catalansegment
  • Englishsegment
  • Frenchsegment
  • Romaniansegmentfrom French segment
  • GermanSegment
  • Italiansegmento
  • Portuguesesegmento
  • Spanishsegmento
  • Ancient Greekσηγμέντον
  • Crimean Tatarsegment

Quick answers

What does sēgmentum mean in Latin?
sēgmentum, a noun, means “cutting; cut; slice”.
What is the genitive of sēgmentum?
The genitive singular is sēgmentī. sēgmentum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce sēgmentum?
In classical Latin, [seːɡˈmɛn.tũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [seɡˈmɛn.tum].
Where does sēgmentum come from?
Proto-Indo-European *sek- → Proto-Indo-European *sékh₁yeti → Proto-Italic *sekaō → Latin sēgmentum.