spiramen

Latin

Etymology

From spirō (“breathe, respire; live”) +‎ -men (noun-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /spiːˈraː.men/, [spiːˈraː.mɛn]

Noun

spīrāmen n (genitive spīrāminis); third declension

breathing hole, air hole, vent, thrill
(figuratively) breathing, blowing

Inflection

Third declension neuter.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	spīrāmen	spīrāmina
Genitive	spīrāminis	spīrāminum
Dative	spīrāminī	spīrāminibus
Accusative	spīrāmen	spīrāmina
Ablative	spīrāmine	spīrāminibus
Vocative	spīrāmen	spīrāmina

Synonyms

(air hole, vent): spīrāculum

Related terms

References

spiramen in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
spiramen in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
spiramen in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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