diludium
Latin edit
Etymology edit
dis- + lūdus (“play”) + -ium
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /diːˈluː.di.um/, [d̪iːˈɫ̪uːd̪iʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /diˈlu.di.um/, [d̪iˈluːd̪ium]
Noun edit
dīlūdium n (genitive dīlūdiī or dīlūdī); second declension
- intermission between plays
Declension edit
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | dīlūdium | dīlūdia |
| Genitive | dīlūdiī dīlūdī1 |
dīlūdiōrum |
| Dative | dīlūdiō | dīlūdiīs |
| Accusative | dīlūdium | dīlūdia |
| Ablative | dīlūdiō | dīlūdiīs |
| Vocative | dīlūdium | dīlūdia |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References edit
- “diludium”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “diludium”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers