LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuterthird declension

sufflāmen

sufflāmen n (genitive sufflāminis)
Classical[sʊfˈfɫaː.mɛn]Ecclesiastical[sufˈflaː.men]

Meaning

  1. A clog, brake to check the motion of a wheel
  2. A hindrance, an impediment

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesufflāmensufflāmina
genitivesufflāminissufflāminum
dativesufflāminīsufflāminibus
accusativesufflāmensufflāmina
ablativesufflāminesufflāminibus
vocativesufflāmensufflāmina

sufflāmen, ĭnis, n. id.,
I. a clog, break, drag-chain, to check the motion of a wheel.
I. Lit.: rotam astringit multo sufflamine, Juv. 8, 148: tardat sufflamine currum, Prud. Psych. 417.—
II. Trop., a clog, hinderance, impediment (post-class.): nec res atteritur longo sufflamine litis, Juv. 16, 50; Inscr. Grut. 180, 3.

Origins

From a derivation of Proto-Indo-European *bʰelǵ- (“beam, plank”), with the prefix sub- (“under-”) and the concrete-noun suffix -men. Compare Ancient Greek φάλαγξ (phálanx) and Old High German balcho.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesSufflamenSufflamen (τροχοπέδη, ἐποχλεύς), a drag to check the wheels of carriages or waggons (Juv. 8.148, 16.50). It is defined by the scholiast on the former …

Quick answers

What does sufflāmen mean in Latin?
sufflāmen, a noun, means “A clog, brake to check the motion of a wheel; A hindrance, an impediment”.
What is the genitive of sufflāmen?
The genitive singular is sufflāminis. sufflāmen is neuter, third declension.
How do you pronounce sufflāmen?
In classical Latin, [sʊfˈfɫaː.mɛn]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [sufˈflaː.men].