noun

figmentum

gen. figmenti · gender neuter · decl. 2nd

id. (post-class.)

formation

formation (cf. fictio).

in general

In abstr.: verborum, the forming of new words, Gell. 20, 9, 1.— •

In abstr.: verborum, the forming of new words, Gell. 20, 9, 1.—

a figure; image •

In concr., a figure, image: animalis, Gell. 5, 12, 12: figmento deae caelitus lapso, Amm. 22, 9: aerea figmenta, id. 14, 6, 8.—

Any thing made; a production; creation

Any thing made, a production, creation, Vulg. Isa. 29, 16 al.—

a fiction •

In partic., a fiction: poëtarum, Lact. 7, 22: somniorum, App. M. 4, p. 155.

Perseus ID: n18149 Key: figmentum