sedimentum

Latin

Etymology

Derived from sedeō (“I sit”)

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /se.di.ˈmen.tum/

Noun

sedimentum n (genitive sedimentī); second declension

A settling, sinking down, subsidence

Inflection

Second declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	sedimentum	sedimenta
Genitive	sedimentī	sedimentōrum
Dative	sedimentō	sedimentīs
Accusative	sedimentum	sedimenta
Ablative	sedimentō	sedimentīs
Vocative	sedimentum	sedimenta

Descendants

English : sediment
Finnish: sedimentti
French: sédiment
Galician: sedimento

German: Sediment
Italian: sedimento
Portuguese: sedimento
Spanish: sedimento

References

sedimentum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
sedimentum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.