noun · neutersecond declension
sicilīmentum
sicilīmentum n (genitive sicilīmentī)
Classical[sɪ.kɪ.liːˈmɛn.tũː]Ecclesiastical[si.t͡ʃi.liˈmɛn.tum]
Meaning
- in pluralclippings cut when mowing a meadow
Circum oleas autumnitate ablaqueato et stercus addito. Frondem populneam, ulmeam, querneam caedito per tempus: eam condito non peraridam, pabulum ovibus. Item faenum cordum, sicilimenta de prato, ea arida condito.
In the autumn dig trenches around the olive trees and add manure to them. In good time, cut poplar, elm, and oak leaves: store them not fully dry, as food for sheep. Also store dry the second crop of hay and the cuttings from the meadow.234 BCE – 149 BCE, Marcus Porcius Cato, De agri cultura 5.8
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sicilīmentum | sicilīmenta |
| genitive | sicilīmentī | sicilīmentōrum |
| dative | sicilīmentō | sicilīmentīs |
| accusative | sicilīmentum | sicilīmenta |
| ablative | sicilīmentō | sicilīmentīs |
| vocative | sicilīmentum | sicilīmenta |
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Latin sicilīmentum From siciliō (“to mow (a meadow)”) + -mentum (suffix used to form nouns denoting the result of an action).