pergamenum
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Latin
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Post-Classical, from Pergamēnus (Pergamum), a city in Asia Minor renown for its library.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /per.ɡaˈmeː.num/, [pɛrɡäˈmeːnʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /per.ɡaˈme.num/, [perɡäˈmɛːnum]
Noun
[edit]pergamēnum n (genitive pergamēnī); second declension
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | pergamēnum | pergamēna |
| Genitive | pergamēnī | pergamēnōrum |
| Dative | pergamēnō | pergamēnīs |
| Accusative | pergamēnum | pergamēna |
| Ablative | pergamēnō | pergamēnīs |
| Vocative | pergamēnum | pergamēna |
References
[edit]- pergamenum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- “pergamenum”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers