lenimen

Latin

Etymology

From lēniō (“I soothe, alleviate”) +‎ -men (noun-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /leːˈniː.men/, [ɫ̪eːˈniːmɛn]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /leˈni.men/, [leˈniːmen]

Noun

lēnīmen n (genitive lēnīminis); third declension

a soothing remedy
alleviation, mitigation, solace

Declension

Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	lēnīmen	lēnīmina
Genitive	lēnīminis	lēnīminum
Dative	lēnīminī	lēnīminibus
Accusative	lēnīmen	lēnīmina
Ablative	lēnīmine	lēnīminibus
Vocative	lēnīmen	lēnīmina

Synonyms

lēnīmentum

Related terms

References

“lenimen”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“lenimen”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
lenimen in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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