lamentum

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *leh₂- (expressive root). Cognate with lātrō, Ancient Greek λῆρος (lêros), λάλος (lálos), λάσκω (láskō).

Noun

lāmentum n (genitive lāmentī); second declension

  1. wailing, moaning, weeping
  2. lamentation, lament

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative lāmentum lāmenta
Genitive lāmentī lāmentōrum
Dative lāmentō lāmentīs
Accusative lāmentum lāmenta
Ablative lāmentō lāmentīs
Vocative lāmentum lāmenta

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