integumentum

Latin

Etymology

From integere +‎ -mentum.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /in.te.ɡuˈmen.tum/, [ɪn̪t̪ɛɡʊˈmɛn̪t̪ʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /in.te.ɡuˈmen.tum/, [in̪t̪eɡuˈmɛn̪t̪um]

Noun

integumentum n (genitive integumentī); second declension

1. covering, guard, shield

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	integumentum	integumenta
Genitive	integumentī	integumentōrum
Dative	integumentō	integumentīs
Accusative	integumentum	integumenta
Ablative	integumentō	integumentīs
Vocative	integumentum	integumenta

Related terms

• tegumentum

Descendants

• → Catalan: integument
• → English: integument
• → Finnish: integumentti
• → Norwegian: integument
• → Spanish: integumento

References

• “integumentum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “integumentum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• integumentum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.