oleamen

English

Etymology

From Latin oleum (“olive oil”), probably via *oleamen (-men is an alternative neuter suffix).

Noun

oleamen (uncountable)

1. (medicine, obsolete) A soft ointment prepared from oil.

References

• “oleamen”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• neomale

Latin

Etymology

From oleum (“olive oil”) +‎ -men (noun-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /o.leˈaː.men/, [ɔɫ̪eˈäːmɛn]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /o.leˈa.men/, [oleˈäːmen]

Noun

oleāmen n (genitive oleāminis); third declension

1. an ointment containing olive oil

Declension

Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).

	singular	plural
nominative	oleāmen	oleāmina
genitive	oleāminis	oleāminum
dative	oleāminī	oleāminibus
accusative	oleāmen	oleāmina
ablative	oleāmine	oleāminibus
vocative	oleāmen	oleāmina

Synonyms

• (oil ointment): oleāmentum, unguentum

Related terms

• olea
• oleāceus
• oleāris
• oleārius
• oleātus
• oleōsus
• oleum

References

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