salsamentum

Latin

Etymology

From salsus (salty, briny) +‎ -mentum (suffix of medium (sense 1) / result (sense 2)).

Pronunciation

Noun

salsāmentum n (genitive salsāmentī); second declension

  1. brine or pickle for fish
  2. (in the plural) salted or pickled fish

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

singular plural
nominative salsāmentum salsāmenta
genitive salsāmentī salsāmentōrum
dative salsāmentō salsāmentīs
accusative salsāmentum salsāmenta
ablative salsāmentō salsāmentīs
vocative salsāmentum salsāmenta

Derived terms

  • Italian: salsamentario

References

  • salsamentum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • salsamentum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • salsamentum”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.