segmen

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Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From secō (I cut) +‎ -men (noun-forming suffix).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

segmen n (genitive segminis); third declension

  1. shred (piece cut off)

Declension[edit]

Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative segmen segmina
Genitive segminis segminum
Dative segminī segminibus
Accusative segmen segmina
Ablative segmine segminibus
Vocative segmen segmina

References[edit]

  • segmen”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • segmen in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.