oblectamen

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Latin

Etymology

oblectō (to delight, entertain) +‎ -men

Pronunciation

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.