abagmentum

Latin

Etymology

From abigō (“force birth, cause an abortion”) +‎ -mentum.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /a.baɡˈmen.tum/, [äbäɡˈmɛn̪t̪ʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /a.baɡˈmen.tum/, [äbäɡˈmɛn̪t̪um]

Noun

abagmentum n (genitive abagmentī); second declension

1. A way or means for inducing or procuring an abortion, an abortifacient.

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	abagmentum	abagmenta
Genitive	abagmentī	abagmentōrum
Dative	abagmentō	abagmentīs
Accusative	abagmentum	abagmenta
Ablative	abagmentō	abagmentīs
Vocative	abagmentum	abagmenta

Related terms

• abāctius
• abāctor
• abāctus
• abiga
• abigeātor
• abigeātus
• abigeus
• abigō

 

References

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