oleamen

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Latin oleum (olive oil), probably via *oleamen (-men is an alternative neuter suffix).

Noun[edit]

oleamen (uncountable)

  1. (medicine, obsolete) A soft ointment prepared from oil.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^
    1839, Robley Dunglison, “OLEAMEN”, in Medical Lexicon. A New Dictionary of Medical Science, [], 2nd edition, Philadelphia, Pa.: Lea and Blanchard, successors to Carey and Co., →OCLC:

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Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From oleum (olive oil) +‎ -men (noun-forming suffix).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

oleāmen n (genitive oleāminis); third declension

  1. an ointment containing olive oil

Declension[edit]

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

Case Singular Plural
Nominative oleāmen oleāmina
Genitive oleāminis oleāminum
Dative oleāminī oleāminibus
Accusative oleāmen oleāmina
Ablative oleāmine oleāminibus
Vocative oleāmen oleāmina

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References[edit]

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