Latin
Etymology 1
Noun
sēmentium
Etymology 2
Neuter form based on etymology 1. The singular sementium is first attested in the Vetus Itala. The plural sementia is attested in Pseudo-Augustine (late 6th. c.) and in a document dating from 820 CE.
Noun
sementium n (genitive sementiī or sementī); second declension (Late Latin)
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sementium | sementia |
| genitive | sementiī sementī1 |
sementiōrum |
| dative | sementiō | sementiīs |
| accusative | sementium | sementia |
| ablative | sementiō | sementiīs |
| vocative | sementium | sementia |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Descendants
(Note: all reflect the plural sementia, reanalyzed as a feminine singular.)
- Balkano-Romance:
- Italo-Dalmatian:
- Rhaeto-Romance:
- Gallo-Italic:
- Northern Gallo-Romance:
- Southern Gallo-Romance:
- Ibero-Romance:
References
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “sĕmĕntia”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 11: S–Si, page 430