oblectamen
Latin
editEtymology
editoblectō (“to delight, entertain”) + -men
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ob.lekˈtaː.men/, [ɔbɫ̪ɛkˈt̪äːmɛn]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ob.lekˈta.men/, [oblekˈt̪äːmen]
Noun
editoblectāmen n (genitive oblectāminis); third declension
- a delight, an amusement
- Synonym: (more common) oblectāmentum
Declension
editThird-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.