impedimentum

Latin

Etymology

From impedio +‎ -mentum.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /im.pe.diːˈmen.tum/, [ɪm.pɛ.diːˈmɛn.tũ]

Noun

impedīmentum n (genitive impedīmentī); second declension

impediment, hindrance
(usually in the plural) luggage, equipage

Inflection

Second declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	impedīmentum	impedīmenta
Genitive	impedīmentī	impedīmentōrum
Dative	impedīmentō	impedīmentīs
Accusative	impedīmentum	impedīmenta
Ablative	impedīmentō	impedīmentīs
Vocative	impedīmentum	impedīmenta

Synonyms

(impediment): obstāculum

Descendants

English: impediment
Italian: impedimento
Portuguese: impedimento
Romanian: impediment
Spanish: impedimento

References

impedimentum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
impedimentum in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
impedimentum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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