oblectamentum
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From oblectō (“to entertain, delight, amuse”) + -mentum.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ob.lek.taːˈmen.tum/, [ɔbɫ̪ɛkt̪äːˈmɛn̪t̪ʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ob.lek.taˈmen.tum/, [oblekt̪äˈmɛn̪t̪um]
Noun[edit]
oblectāmentum n (genitive oblectāmentī); second declension
- delight, pleasure, amusement
- Synonym: (less common) oblectāmen
Declension[edit]
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[edit]
- “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.