libamento

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lībāmentum, derived from lībō (“to taste, sip”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /li.baˈmen.to/
  • Rhymes: -ento
  • Hyphenation: li‧ba‧mén‧to

Noun

libamento m (plural libamenti)

  1. (rare) libation
  2. the liquid poured out during a libation
  3. the act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice
    Synonym: libagione

Further reading
  • libamento in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Noun

lībāmentō

  1. dative/ablative singular of lībāmentum
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