oblectamen
Latin edit
Etymology edit
oblectō (“to delight, entertain”) + -men
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ob.lekˈtaː.men/, [ɔbɫ̪ɛkˈt̪äːmɛn]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ob.lekˈta.men/, [oblekˈt̪äːmen]
Noun edit
oblectāmen n (genitive oblectāminis); third declension
- a delight, an amusement
- Synonym: (more common) oblectāmentum
Declension edit
Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | oblectāmen | oblectāmina |
| Genitive | oblectāminis | oblectāminum |
| Dative | oblectāminī | oblectāminibus |
| Accusative | oblectāmen | oblectāmina |
| Ablative | oblectāmine | oblectāminibus |
| Vocative | oblectāmen | oblectāmina |
References edit
- “oblectamen”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- oblectamen in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.