libramentum

Latin

Etymology

From lībrō +‎ -mentum.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /liː.braːˈmen.tum/, [lʲiːbräːˈmɛn̪t̪ʊ̃ˑ]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /li.braˈmen.tum/, [libräˈmɛn̪t̪um]

Noun

lībrāmentum n (genitive lībrāmentī); second declension

weight, gravity
level surface, horizontal plane
evenness, equality
straight line, boundary line
counterpoise, weight
(New Latin) weight (in strength training)

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	lībrāmentum	lībrāmenta
Genitive	lībrāmentī	lībrāmentōrum
Dative	lībrāmentō	lībrāmentīs
Accusative	lībrāmentum	lībrāmenta
Ablative	lībrāmentō	lībrāmentīs
Vocative	lībrāmentum	lībrāmenta

Derived terms

sublātiō lībrāmentōrum (New Latin)

References

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

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