[ˈliː.mɛn], [ˈliː.men]
OrigoLikely related to līmus (“transverse, oblique”), with the suffix -men. See also līmes.
- declension-3threshold, doorstep, sill (bottom-most part of a doorway)
“Erit tantī crīminis illa memor, et tē circum omnīs aliās īrāta puellās differet heu nūllō līmine cārus eris.” — She will remember such crimes, and fiercely denounce you to all the other girls: alas, you’ll be loved on no threshold.
- declension-3lintel
- declension-3threshold, entrance, doorway, approach; door
- declension-3house, home, abode, dwelling
- declension-3beginning, commencement
- declension-3end, termination
Formaelīmen(canonical, neuter) · līminis(genitive) · līmen(nominative, singular) · līmina(nominative, plural) · līminis(genitive, singular) · līminum(genitive, plural) · līminī(dative, singular) · līminibus(dative, plural) · līmen(accusative, singular) · līmina(accusative, plural) · līmine(ablative, singular) · līminibus(ablative, plural) · līmen(singular, vocative) · līmina(plural, vocative)
Fons: Vicitionarium