ientaculum

Latin

Alternative forms

• iaientaculum
• jēntāculum (post Classical)

Etymology

From ientō (“I breakfast”) +‎ -culum. Contrast prandium.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /i̯eːnˈtaː.ku.lum/, [i̯eːn̪ˈt̪äːkʊɫ̪ʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /jenˈta.ku.lum/, [jen̪ˈt̪äːkulum]

Noun

iēntāculum n (genitive iēntāculī); second declension

1. breakfast, particularly right upon getting up

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	iēntāculum	iēntācula
Genitive	iēntāculī	iēntāculōrum
Dative	iēntāculō	iēntāculīs
Accusative	iēntāculum	iēntācula
Ablative	iēntāculō	iēntāculīs
Vocative	iēntāculum	iēntācula

References

• ientaculum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “ientaculum”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• ientaculum in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016