LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

āvocāmentum

āvocāmentum n (genitive āvocāmentī)
Classical[aː.wɔ.kaːˈmɛn.tũː]Ecclesiastical[a.vo.kaˈmɛn.tum]

Meaning

  1. diversion
  2. recreation, a hobby

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeāvocāmentumāvocāmenta
genitiveāvocāmentīāvocāmentōrum
dativeāvocāmentōāvocāmentīs
accusativeāvocāmentumāvocāmenta
ablativeāvocāmentōāvocāmentīs
vocativeāvocāmentumāvocāmenta

āvŏcāmentum, i, n. avoco,
I. a means of diverting from pain, trouble, etc., an alleviation, diversion, relaxation, recreation (post-Aug.): omnia mihi avocamenta exemit dolor, Plin. Ep. 8, 23, 1: admittere avocamenta, id. ib. 8, 5, 3; id. Pan. 82, 8; App. Mag. p. 498; Lact. Opif. Dei, 18; Arn. adv. Gent. 166.

Origins

Derived from āvocō + -mentum.

Quick answers

What does āvocāmentum mean in Latin?
āvocāmentum, a noun, means “diversion; recreation, a hobby”.
What is the genitive of āvocāmentum?
The genitive singular is āvocāmentī. āvocāmentum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce āvocāmentum?
In classical Latin, [aː.wɔ.kaːˈmɛn.tũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [a.vo.kaˈmɛn.tum].