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segmentum
segmentum
Latin
Noun
segmentum n (genitive segmentī); second declension
- a cutting, cut; slice, piece
- a segment, strip or zone (of the earth)
- (in the plural) trimmings, bands, flounces
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | segmentum | segmenta |
| genitive | segmentī | segmentōrum |
| dative | segmentō | segmentīs |
| accusative | segmentum | segmenta |
| ablative | segmentō | segmentīs |
| vocative | segmentum | segmenta |
Synonyms
- (piece): fragmentum, frustum
Related terms
Descendants
References
- segmentum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- segmentum in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “segmentum”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- segmentum in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers