LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

antepraedicāmentum

antepraedicāmentum n (genitive antepraedicāmentī)
Ecclesiastical[an.te.pre.di.kaˈmɛn.tum]

Meaning

  1. EcclesiasticalLatinA fundamental category of logic that is necessary to establish the possibility of any predication.
    Intentum Aristotelis in duobus his Capitulis, est declarare tertium Antepraedicamentum, quod continet duas regulas, quarum prior ponitur in tertio capite; & incepit ibi.Aristotle’s intention in these two sections is to demonstrate the third antepraedicamentum, which involves two rules, of which the first is placed in the third chapter and begins here.1665, Livio Rabesano da Montorsio, Cursus philosophicus ad mentem doctoris subtilis Joannis Duns Scoti Ordinis Minorum […] , page 307:

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeantepraedicāmentumantepraedicāmenta
genitiveantepraedicāmentīantepraedicāmentōrum
dativeantepraedicāmentōantepraedicāmentīs
accusativeantepraedicāmentumantepraedicāmenta
ablativeantepraedicāmentōantepraedicāmentīs
vocativeantepraedicāmentumantepraedicāmenta

Origins

From ante- (“before”) + praedicō (“declare, predicate”) + -mentum (noun suffix), i.e. “that which is before predication”.

Quick answers

What does antepraedicāmentum mean in Latin?
antepraedicāmentum, a noun, means “A fundamental category of logic that is necessary to establish the possibility of any predication.”.
What is the genitive of antepraedicāmentum?
The genitive singular is antepraedicāmentī. antepraedicāmentum is neuter, second declension.