TORMENTO, tormento
Sounds Like: tor-MEN-toh
Translations: (to) torture, (by) torture, (with) torture, (to) torment, (by) torment, (with) torment, (to) an instrument of torture, (by) an instrument of torture, (with) an instrument of torture, (to) an engine of war, (by) an engine of war, (with) an engine of war
From the root: TORMENTUM
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: The word "tormento" is the dative or ablative singular form of the noun "tormentum". It refers to torture, torment, or an instrument used for torture. It can also refer to a military engine, such as a catapult or ballista. In a sentence, it would indicate the means by which something is done (ablative) or the recipient of an action (dative).
Inflection: Singular, Dative or Ablative, Neuter
Instances
The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, TORMENTUM.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- TORMENTUM — torture, a torture, torment, a torment, engine of war, an engine of war, catapult, a catapult, rack, a rack, pain, a pain, anguish, an anguish
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