oblectamentum

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ob.lek.taˈmen.tum/, [oblekt̪äˈmɛn̪t̪um]

Noun

oblectāmentum n (genitive oblectāmentī); second declension

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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