spiramentum

Latin

Etymology

From spirō (“breathe, respire; live”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /spiː.raːˈmen.tum/, [spiː.raːˈmɛn.tũ]

Noun

spīrāmentum n (genitive spīrāmentī); second declension

breathing hole, air hole, vent, pore, spiracle
breathing space; interval, brief pause
blowing, breathing, exhaling, draught

Inflection

Second declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	spīrāmentum	spīrāmenta
Genitive	spīrāmentī	spīrāmentōrum
Dative	spīrāmentō	spīrāmentīs
Accusative	spīrāmentum	spīrāmenta
Ablative	spīrāmentō	spīrāmentīs
Vocative	spīrāmentum	spīrāmenta

Synonyms

(air hole, vent): spīrāculum, spīrātiō

Related terms

References

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

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