LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuterthird declension

vīmen

vīmen n (genitive vīminis)
Classical[ˈwiː.mɛn]Ecclesiastical[ˈviː.men]

Meaning

  1. twig, shoot
    ater et alterius sequitur de cortice sanguis.Turned aback (in ug) I pulled another pliant shoot out to appraise the cause of such skulking horror and in its bark yet again was blood.70 BCE – 19 BCE, Vergilius, The Aeneid 3.31-33. Rursus et alterius lentum convellere vimen insequor, et causas penitus temptare latentis
  2. osier
  3. branch for wickerwork

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

virga mollis, quae flectitur
pliant branch, withy
vīmen -inis (n) — in De Bello Gallico II, ch. 7
virgīs mollibus quae flectuntur
pliant branch, withy
vīmen -inis (n) — in De Bello Gallico III, ch. 9
virga tenuis, quae flectī potest
vīmen -inis (n) — in Metamorphoses I, ch. 10

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativevīmenvīmina
genitivevīminisvīminum
dativevīminīvīminibus
accusativevīmenvīmina
ablativevīminevīminibus
vocativevīmenvīmina

vīmen, ĭnis, n. vieo,
I. a pliant twig, a switch, withe, osier, etc.
I. Lit., Varr. R. R. 1, 23, 5; Caes. B. G. 2, 33; 7, 73; id. B. C. 1, 54; 2, 2; Verg. E. 2, 72; id. A. 6, 137; Tib. 2, 3, 15; Ov. M. 6, 345 al.—
II. Transf.
A. A set, slip; of willow, Col. 4, 30, 3.—
B. The staff or wand of Mercury, Stat. Th. 2, 30.—
C. Woven work, esp. a basket: quernum, Ov. M. 12, 436: breve Picenorum, Mart. 4, 88, 7.

Origins

From Proto-Italic *weimən, from Proto-Indo-European *wéh₁imn̥. By surface analysis, vieō (“plait, weave”) + -men (noun-forming suffix). Cognates include German Weide, Dutch wilg, Swedish vide, Persian بید, Ancient Greek ἰτέα (itéa), all meaning 'willow', as well as English withy, Russian ветвь (vetvʹ, “branch”), Russian вить (vitʹ, “to twist, plaid”), Russian ветла́ (vetlá, “white willow”), Sanskrit वेतस (vetasa, “reed, cane, rod”), Sanskrit व्ययति (vyayati, “to wrap, clothe”).

Descendants
  • Catalanvim
  • Catalanvime
  • Catalanvímet
  • Englishvimen
  • Italianvimine
  • Portuguesevime
  • Spanishvimbre
  • Spanishbimbre
  • Spanishmimbre
  • Asturianblima

Quick answers

What does vīmen mean in Latin?
vīmen, a noun, means “twig, shoot; osier; branch for wickerwork”.
What is the genitive of vīmen?
The genitive singular is vīminis. vīmen is neuter, third declension.
How do you pronounce vīmen?
In classical Latin, [ˈwiː.mɛn]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈviː.men].