mnemosynum

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Μνημοσύνη (Mnēmosúnē).

Noun

mnēmosynum n (genitive mnēmosynī); second declension

  1. a keepsake, souvenir, or memorial
    "verum est mnemosynum mei sodalis - Catull. 12.13"

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative mnēmosynum mnēmosyna
Genitive mnēmosynī mnēmosynōrum
Dative mnēmosynō mnēmosynīs
Accusative mnēmosynum mnēmosyna
Ablative mnēmosynō mnēmosynīs
Vocative mnēmosynum mnēmosyna

References
  • “mnemosynum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • mnemosynum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • mnemosynum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • mnemosynum in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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