ientaculum

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Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /i̯eːnˈtaː.ku.lum/,
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /jenˈta.ku.lum/,

Noun

ientāculum n (genitive ientāculī); second declension

breakfast (particularly right after getting up)
- c. 125 CE – 180 CE, Apuleius, Metamorphoses 1.18:
  "Ēn" inquam "parātum tibi adest iēntāculum."
  I said, "hey, breakfast is ready."

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

	singular	plural
nominative	ientāculum	ientācula
genitive	ientāculī	ientāculōrum
dative	ientāculō	ientāculīs
accusative	ientāculum	ientācula
ablative	ientāculō	ientāculīs
vocative	ientāculum	ientācula

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, pre-publication website, 2005-2016

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