English

Noun

artemon ‎(plural artemons)

1. (nautical) A square sail, on a Roman oared ship?
   • 1980: A small square sail, an artemon, was slung under the bow to act as a headsail. — Richard W. Unger, The Ship in the Medieval Economy 600-1600, page 34.

Anagrams

• tonearm, tone arm

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀρτέμων ‎(artémōn)

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈar.te.mon/, [ˈar.tɛ.mõ]

Noun

artemon f ‎(genitive artemōnis); third declension

1. (nautical) topsail
2. main block in a pulley system

Inflection

Third declension.

References

• artemon in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “artemon”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• artemon in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray