LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuterthird declension

spurcāmen

spurcāmen n (genitive spurcāminis)
Classical[spʊrˈkaː.mɛn]Ecclesiastical[spurˈkaː.men]

Meaning

  1. dirt, filth

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativespurcāmenspurcāmina
genitivespurcāminisspurcāminum
dativespurcāminīspurcāminibus
accusativespurcāmenspurcāmina
ablativespurcāminespurcāminibus
vocativespurcāmenspurcāmina

spurcāmen, ĭnis, n. id.,
I. dirt, filth, Prud. Cath. 9, 56.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Italic *-mn̥ Latin -men Latin spurcāmen From spurcō (“to make dirty, befoul, defile”) + -men (neuter noun-forming suffix).

Quick answers

What does spurcāmen mean in Latin?
spurcāmen, a noun, means “dirt, filth”.
What is the genitive of spurcāmen?
The genitive singular is spurcāminis. spurcāmen is neuter, third declension.
How do you pronounce spurcāmen?
In classical Latin, [spʊrˈkaː.mɛn]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [spurˈkaː.men].