"alimentum" meaning in Latin

See alimentum in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [a.lɪˈmɛn.tũː] [Classical-Latin], [ä.liˈmɛn̪.t̪um] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Derived from alō (“I nourish, sustain”) + -mentum (“instrument, medium”). Etymology templates: {{root|la|ine-pro|*h₂el-|id=grow}}, {{suffix|la|alō|mentum|t1=I nourish, sustain|t2=instrument, medium}} alō (“I nourish, sustain”) + -mentum (“instrument, medium”) Head templates: {{la-noun|alimentum<2>}} alimentum n (genitive alimentī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|alimentum<2>}} Forms: alimentī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], alimentum [nominative, singular], alimenta [nominative, plural], alimentī [genitive, singular], alimentōrum [genitive, plural], alimentō [dative, singular], alimentīs [dative, plural], alimentum [accusative, singular], alimenta [accusative, plural], alimentō [ablative, singular], alimentīs [ablative, plural], alimentum [singular, vocative], alimenta [plural, vocative]
  1. food, nourishment, nutriment, sustenance, provisions Tags: declension-2, neuter Synonyms: vīctus, nūtrīmentum, pābulum, alimōnia, alimōnium
    Sense id: en-alimentum-la-noun-wqo~FU1u Categories (other): Latin neuter nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the second declension: 46 54
  2. obligation to one's parents Tags: declension-2, neuter
    Sense id: en-alimentum-la-noun-3v7KPf-z Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin neuter nouns in the second declension, Latin terms suffixed with -mentum, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Foods Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the second declension: 46 54 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -mentum: 42 58 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 42 58 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 78 Disambiguation of Foods: 41 59
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: alimentārius, alimōnia, alimōnium, alō

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "106 BCE – 43 BCE, Cicero, De Re Publica 1.4",
          "text": "neque enim hac nos patria lege genuit aut educavit, ut nulla quasi alimenta exspectaret a nobis"
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          "parent",
          "parent"
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      "ipa": "[ä.liˈmɛn̪.t̪um]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
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      "word": "alimentārius"
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      "word": "alimōnia"
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      ],
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        {
          "english": "Having called man to better nourishment, Ceres first\nexchanged acorns with more useful food.\n(See Ceres (mythology).)",
          "ref": "8 CE, Ovid, Fasti 4.401–402",
          "roman": "mūtāvit glandēs ūtiliōre cibō.",
          "text": "prīma Cerēs homine ad meliōra alimenta vocātō"
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        "food, nourishment, nutriment, sustenance, provisions"
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          "word": "vīctus"
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        {
          "word": "nūtrīmentum"
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          "word": "pābulum"
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          "text": "neque enim hac nos patria lege genuit aut educavit, ut nulla quasi alimenta exspectaret a nobis"
        }
      ],
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        "obligation to one's parents"
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          "obligation",
          "obligation"
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          "parent",
          "parent"
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        "neuter"
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      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
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    {
      "ipa": "[ä.liˈmɛn̪.t̪um]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "alimentum"
}

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