oblectamen

Latin

Etymology

oblectō (“to delight, entertain”) +‎ -men

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ob.lekˈtaː.men/, [ɔbɫ̪ɛkˈt̪äːmɛn]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ob.lekˈta.men/, [oblekˈt̪äːmen]

Noun

oblectāmen n (genitive oblectāminis); third declension

  1. a delight, an amusement
    Synonym: (more common) oblectāmentum

Declension

Third-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
  • “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
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