Latin

Noun

alimentum n ‎(genitive alimentī); second declension

1. food, nourishment, sustenance
2. obligation to one's parents

Inflection

Second declension.

Synonyms

• (food, nourishment): alimōnia, alimōnium

Related terms

• alimentārius
• alimōnia
• alimōnium
• alō

Descendants

• English: aliment
• French: aliment
• Italian: alimento
• Portuguese: alimento
• Spanish: alimento

References

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