oblectamentum

Latin

Etymology

From oblectō (“to entertain, delight, amuse”) +‎ -mentum.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ob.lek.taːˈmen.tum/, [ɔbɫ̪ɛkt̪äːˈmɛn̪t̪ʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ob.lek.taˈmen.tum/, [oblekt̪äˈmɛn̪t̪um]

Noun

oblectāmentum n (genitive oblectāmentī); second declension

1. delight, pleasure, amusement

   Synonym: (less common) oblectāmen

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	oblectāmentum	oblectāmenta
Genitive	oblectāmentī	oblectāmentōrum
Dative	oblectāmentō	oblectāmentīs
Accusative	oblectāmentum	oblectāmenta
Ablative	oblectāmentō	oblectāmentīs
Vocative	oblectāmentum	oblectāmenta

References

• “oblectamentum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “oblectamentum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• oblectamentum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.