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iumentum

iumentum

Latin

Noun

iūmentum n ‎(genitive iūmentī); second declension

A baggage animal, beast of burden; horse, mule, ass.
A carriage, vehicle.

Inflection

Second declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	iūmentum	iūmenta
genitive	iūmentī	iūmentōrum
dative	iūmentō	iūmentīs
accusative	iūmentum	iūmenta
ablative	iūmentō	iūmentīs
vocative	iūmentum	iūmenta

Derived terms

iūmentārius

Descendants

Franco-Provençal: jument
French: jument
Italian: giumento, giumenta
Norman: jeunment

Portuguese: jumento
Sicilian: jumenta
Spanish: jumento

References

iumentum in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
IUMENTUM in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)