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mnemosynum
mnemosynum
Latin
Noun
mnēmosȳnum n (genitive mnēmosȳnī); second declension
- a keepsake, souvenir, or memorial
- "verum est mnemosynum mei sodalis - Catull. 12.13"
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | mnēmosȳnum | mnēmosȳna |
| genitive | mnēmosȳnī | mnēmosȳnōrum |
| dative | mnēmosȳnō | mnēmosȳnīs |
| accusative | mnēmosȳnum | mnēmosȳna |
| ablative | mnēmosȳnō | mnēmosȳnīs |
| vocative | mnēmosȳnum | mnēmosȳna |
References
- mnemosynum in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- MNEMOSYNUM in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “mnemosynum”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- mnemosynum in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016