oblectamentum

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ob.lek.taːˈmen.tum/, [ɔbɫ̪ɛkt̪äːˈmɛn̪t̪ʊ̃ˑ]
  • (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
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