"libamen" meaning in Latin

See libamen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [liːˈbaː.mɛn] [Classical-Latin], [liˈbaː.men] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Etymology tree Latin lībō Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Italic *-mn̥ Latin -men Latin lībāmen From lībō (“to make a libation”) + -men (noun-forming suffix). Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:af|lībō<t:to make a libation>|-men<pos:noun-forming suffix>|text=+|title=lībāmen|tree=1}} Etymology tree Latin lībō Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Italic *-mn̥ Latin -men Latin lībāmen [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-mn̥", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-men", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la", "pos" : "noun-forming suffix" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "lībāmen", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="lībāmen"> From lībō (“to make a libation”) + -men (noun-forming suffix). Head templates: {{la-noun|lībāmen<3>}} lībāmen n (genitive lībāminis); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|lībāmen<3>}} Forms: lībāmen [canonical, neuter], lībāminis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], lībāmen [nominative, singular], lībāmina [nominative, plural], lībāminis [genitive, singular], lībāminum [genitive, plural], lībāminī [dative, singular], lībāminibus [dative, plural], lībāmen [accusative, singular], lībāmina [accusative, plural], lībāmine [ablative, singular], lībāminibus [ablative, plural], lībāmen [singular, vocative], lībāmina [plural, vocative]
  1. libation, offering to the gods; firstfruits Tags: declension-3 Synonyms: lībāmentum, lībātiō Related terms: lībāmentum, lībātiō
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