spiramentum

Latin

Etymology

From spirō (“breathe, respire; live”) +‎ -mentum.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /spiː.raːˈmen.tum/, [s̠piːräːˈmɛn̪t̪ʊ̃ˑ]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /spi.raˈmen.tum/, [spiräˈmɛn̪t̪um]

Noun

spīrāmentum n (genitive spīrāmentī); second declension

breathing hole, air hole, vent, pore, spiracle
breathing space; interval, brief pause
blowing, breathing, exhaling, draught

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	spīrāmentum	spīrāmenta
Genitive	spīrāmentī	spīrāmentōrum
Dative	spīrāmentō	spīrāmentīs
Accusative	spīrāmentum	spīrāmenta
Ablative	spīrāmentō	spīrāmentīs
Vocative	spīrāmentum	spīrāmenta

Synonyms

(air hole, vent): spīrāculum, spīrātiō

Related terms

References

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

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