oleamen

English

Etymology

Latin oleum (“olive oil”), probably via *oleamen (-men is an alternative neuter suffix).

Noun

oleamen (uncountable)

  1. (medicine, obsolete) A soft ointment prepared from oil.
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Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for oleamen in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

Latin

Etymology

From oleum (“olive oil”) +‎ -men (noun-forming suffix).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /o.leˈaː.men/, [ɔ.ɫɛˈaː.mɛn]

Noun

oleāmen n (genitive oleāminis); third declension

  1. an ointment containing olive oil

Inflection

Third declension neuter.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative oleāmen oleāmina
Genitive oleāminis oleāminum
Dative oleāminī oleāminibus
Accusative oleāmen oleāmina
Ablative oleāmine oleāminibus
Vocative oleāmen oleāmina

Synonyms

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