strigmentum

Latin

Etymology

Derived from stringō (“I press, tighten”) +‎ -mentum (“instrument, medium”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /striɡˈmen.tum/, [s̠t̪rɪɡˈmɛn̪t̪ʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /striɡˈmen.tum/, [st̪riɡˈmɛn̪t̪um]

Noun

strigmentum n (genitive strigmentī); second declension

1. that which is scraped off, scrapings
2. filth or dirt scraped off

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

	singular	plural
nominative	strigmentum	strigmenta
genitive	strigmentī	strigmentōrum
dative	strigmentō	strigmentīs
accusative	strigmentum	strigmenta
ablative	strigmentō	strigmentīs
vocative	strigmentum	strigmenta

References

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