oblectamentum
Latin
Etymology
From oblectō (“to entertain, delight, amuse”) + -mentum.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɔb.ɫɛk.taːˈmɛn.tũː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ob.lek.t̪aˈmɛn̪.t̪um]
Noun
oblectāmentum n (genitive oblectāmentī); second declension
- delight, pleasure, amusement
- Synonym: (less common) oblectāmen
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| 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.