noun · neutersecond declension
tūtāmentum
tūtāmentum n (genitive tūtāmentī)
Classical[tuː.taːˈmɛn.tũː]Ecclesiastical[tu.taˈmɛn.tum]
Meaning
- A means of protection; protection, defence or defense.
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | tūtāmentum | tūtāmenta |
| genitive | tūtāmentī | tūtāmentōrum |
| dative | tūtāmentō | tūtāmentīs |
| accusative | tūtāmentum | tūtāmenta |
| ablative | tūtāmentō | tūtāmentīs |
| vocative | tūtāmentum | tūtāmenta |
tūtāmentum, i, n. id.,
I. a means of defence, defence, protection (rare;
not anteAug.), Liv. 21, 61, 10: circumspiciens tutamenta sermonis, App. M. 1, p. 105; Vulg. 1 Macc. 14, 37.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
tūtāmentum ī, n
1 tutor, a means of defence, defence, protection, safeguard , L.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Latin tūtāmentum From tūtor (“watch, guard, defend”) + -mentum.