noun · neutersecond declension
dēlēnīmentum
dēlēnīmentum n (genitive dēlēnīmentī)
Meaning
- a charm, blandishment, allurement, enticement
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dēlēnīmentum | dēlēnīmenta |
| genitive | dēlēnīmentī | dēlēnīmentōrum |
| dative | dēlēnīmentō | dēlēnīmentīs |
| accusative | dēlēnīmentum | dēlēnīmenta |
| ablative | dēlēnīmentō | dēlēnīmentīs |
| vocative | dēlēnīmentum | dēlēnīmenta |
dēlēnīmentum (delin-), i, n. delenio,
I. any thing that soothes, charms, or allures, a charm, blandishment, allurement, enticement (ante - class., and repeatedly since the Aug. period, but not in Cic. or Caes.), Afran. ap. Non. 2, 4, and 8 (twice); Liv. 4, 51; 7, 38; Tac. A. 2, 33; id. Agr. 21; id. H. 1, 77 al.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
dēlēnīmentum ī, n
delenio, a blandishment, allurement : animis obicere, L.: delenimenta vitiorum, i. e. effeminate luxuries , Ta.