amentum

English

Etymology

From Latin amentum (“thong”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈmɛntəm/

Noun

amentum (plural amenta)

1. A catkin.

Related terms

• ament
• amentaceous
• amentiferous
• amentiform

Latin

Alternative forms

• ammentum

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep- (“to join, fit”). Cognate with Latin apō (“I fasten”) and Ancient Greek ἅπτω (háptō, “I fasten”).

Noun

āmentum n (genitive āmentī); second declension

1. A strap or thong, especially one used to propel a spear or other missile weapon

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

	singular	plural
nominative	āmentum	āmenta
genitive	āmentī	āmentōrum
dative	āmentō	āmentīs
accusative	āmentum	āmenta
ablative	āmentō	āmentīs
vocative	āmentum	āmenta

Derived terms

• āmentō

Descendants

• Catalan: ament
• → English: amentum
• Italian: amento
• Portuguese: amento
• Spanish: amento

References

• “amentum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• amentum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.