ientaculum

Latin

Alternative forms

• iaientaculum
• iantaculum
• jejentaculum
• jantaculum
• jēntāculum

Etymology

From ientō (“I breakfast”) +‎ -culum. Contrast prandium.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /i̯eːnˈtaː.ku.lum/, [i̯eːn̪ˈt̪äːkʊɫ̪ʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /jenˈta.ku.lum/, [jen̪ˈt̪äːkulum]

Noun

ientāculum n (genitive ientāculī); second declension

1. breakfast (particularly right after getting up)
   • c. 125 CE – 180 CE, Apuleius, Metamorphoses 1.18:

     "Ēn" inquam "parātum tibi adest iēntāculum."

     I said, "hey, breakfast is ready."

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ientāculum	ientācula
Genitive	ientāculī	ientāculōrum
Dative	ientāculō	ientāculīs
Accusative	ientāculum	ientācula
Ablative	ientāculō	ientāculīs
Vocative	ientāculum	ientācula

References

• ientaculum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “ientaculum”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• ientaculum in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016