caementa, caementae:
Feminine · Noun · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Inscription
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
small stones, rubble (for concrete); quarry stones (for walls) (L+S); chips;
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | caementa | caementae |
| Gen. | caementae | caementarum |
| Dat. | caementae | caementis |
| Acc. | caementam | caementas |
| Voc. | caementa | caementae |
| Abl. | caementa | caementis |
Examples
Liber XXXVI
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...tigna modo et tabulas sed laterem quoque et caementa et saxa uariae magnitudinis praebebant. Et Romani quidem operibus..."Liber XXI
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...murum mittit; nec erat difficile opus, quod caementa non calce durata erant sed interlita luto, structurae antiquae genere..."