LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuterthird declension

statūmen

statūmen n (genitive statūminis)
Classical[staˈtuː.mɛn]Ecclesiastical[staˈtuː.men]

Meaning

  1. that upon which any thing rests.
  2. a support, stay, prop.
  3. a rib of a ship.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativestatūmenstatūmina
genitivestatūminisstatūminum
dativestatūminīstatūminibus
accusativestatūmenstatūmina
ablativestatūminestatūminibus
vocativestatūmenstatūmina

stătūmen, īnis, n. statuo,
I. that upon which any thing rests, a support, stay, prop, Col. 4, 2, 1; 4, 16, 2; 5, 5, 18; Vitr. 7, 1, 1; Plin. 13, 12, 24, § 79.—
II. Esp., a rib of a ship, Caes. B. C. 1, 54.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂-tu-s ~*sth₂-téw-s
  3. Proto-Italic*status
  4. Proto-Italic*statujō
  5. Proto-Italic*statuō
  6. Latinstatūmen

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Italic *-mn̥ Latin -men Latin statūmen From statuō (“to hold up, fix upright”) + -men.

Quick answers

What does statūmen mean in Latin?
statūmen, a noun, means “that upon which any thing rests.; a support, stay, prop.; a rib of a ship.”.
What is the genitive of statūmen?
The genitive singular is statūminis. statūmen is neuter, third declension.
How do you pronounce statūmen?
In classical Latin, [staˈtuː.mɛn]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [staˈtuː.men].
Where does statūmen come from?
Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- → Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂-tu-s ~ *sth₂-téw-s → Proto-Italic *status → Proto-Italic *statujō → Proto-Italic *statuō → Latin statūmen.