amentum

== English == === Etymology === From Latin amentum (“thong”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /əˈmɛntəm/ === Noun === amentum (plural amenta) A catkin. ==== Related terms ==== == Latin == === Alternative forms === ammentum === Etymology === From Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep- (“to join, fit”). Cognate with Latin apiō (“to fasten”) and Ancient Greek ἅπτω (háptō, “I fasten”). === Noun === āmentum n (genitive āmentī); second declension A strap or thong, especially one used to propel a spear or other missile weapon Near-synonyms: lōrum, ligula / lingula ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun (neuter). ==== Derived terms ==== āmentō ==== Descendants ==== Catalan: ament → English: amentum Italian: amento Portuguese: amento Spanish: amento === References === “amentum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “amentum”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.