ornamentum
Latin
Noun
ornāmentum n (genitive ornāmenti); second declension
- equipment, apparatus, furniture
- decoration, ornament, embellishment
- 100 BCE – 44 BCE, Julius Caesar, Commentarii de Bello Gallico 1.44:
- Amicitiam populi Romani sibi ornamento et praesidio, non detrimento esse oportere, atque se hac spe petisse.
- That the friendship of the Roman people ought to prove to him an ornament and a safeguard, not a detriment; and that he sought it with that expectation.
- Amicitiam populi Romani sibi ornamento et praesidio, non detrimento esse oportere, atque se hac spe petisse.
- adornment, (plural) regalia
- jewel
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ornāmentum | ornāmenta |
| Genitive | ornāmentī | ornāmentōrum |
| Dative | ornāmentō | ornāmentīs |
| Accusative | ornāmentum | ornāmenta |
| Ablative | ornāmentō | ornāmentīs |
| Vocative | ornāmentum | ornāmenta |
Descendants
References
- ornamentum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ornamentum in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- ornamentum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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