mnemosynum

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μνημόσυνον (mnēmósunon), from μνημοσύνη (mnēmosúnē, memory).

Noun

mnēmosynum n (genitive mnēmosynī); second declension (hapax legomenon)

  1. a keepsake, souvenir, or memorial
    • c. 84 BCE – 54 BCE, Catullus, Carmina 12.13:
      verum est mnemosynum mei sodalis.
      but because it is a souvenir of my drinking buddy.

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

singular plural
nominative mnēmosynum mnēmosyna
genitive mnēmosynī mnēmosynōrum
dative mnēmosynō mnēmosynīs
accusative mnēmosynum mnēmosyna
ablative mnēmosynō mnēmosynīs
vocative mnēmosynum mnēmosyna

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 with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • mnemosynum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • mnemosynum in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016