LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

sternūmentum

sternūmentum n (genitive sternūmentī)
Classical[stɛr.nuːˈmɛn.tũː]Ecclesiastical[ster.nuˈmɛn.tum]

Meaning

  1. A sneezing; sneeze.
  2. A means of provoking sneezing; sneezing-powder.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesternūmentumsternūmenta
genitivesternūmentīsternūmentōrum
dativesternūmentōsternūmentīs
accusativesternūmentumsternūmenta
ablativesternūmentōsternūmentīs
vocativesternūmentumsternūmenta

sternūmentum, i, n. sternuo,
I. a sneezing (class.; but cf. sternutamentum).
I. Lit., Cic. Div. 2, 40, 84; Plin. 2, 7, 5, § 24; 21, 22, 93, § 163; 25, 5, 21, § 52; 28, 6, 15, § 57; Gell. 12, 5, 11; Cels. 3, 20; 8, 4; 8, 9.—
II. Transf., a means of provoking sneezing, sneezing-powder, Cels. 6, 7, 9; Plin. 25, 11, 86, § 135; 25, 13, 109, § 173.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Latin sternūmentum From sternuō (“sneeze”) + -mentum.

Quick answers

What does sternūmentum mean in Latin?
sternūmentum, a noun, means “A sneezing; sneeze.; A means of provoking sneezing”.
What is the genitive of sternūmentum?
The genitive singular is sternūmentī. sternūmentum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce sternūmentum?
In classical Latin, [stɛr.nuːˈmɛn.tũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ster.nuˈmɛn.tum].