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noun · neutersecond declension

dēlīrāmentum

dēlīrāmentum n (genitive dēlīrāmentī)
Classical[deː.liː.raːˈmɛn.tũː]Ecclesiastical[de.li.raˈmɛn.tum]

Meaning

  1. delusion
  2. nonsense, absurdity

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedēlīrāmentumdēlīrāmenta
genitivedēlīrāmentīdēlīrāmentōrum
dativedēlīrāmentōdēlīrāmentīs
accusativedēlīrāmentumdēlīrāmenta
ablativedēlīrāmentōdēlīrāmentīs
vocativedēlīrāmentumdēlīrāmenta

dēlīrāmentum (in the Fronto MS. written delēr.), i, n. deliro,
I. nonsense, absurdity (in Plaut. and in post-Aug. prose), Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 64; id. Men. 5, 5, 21; Plin. 2, 7, 5, § 17; Fronto Ep. ad M. Caes. 2, 1; Vulg. Luc. 24, 14.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Latin dēlīrāmentum From dēlīrō + -mentum.

In English words that came into English from dēlīrāmentum

  • deliramentdēlīrāmentum

Quick answers

What does dēlīrāmentum mean in Latin?
dēlīrāmentum, a noun, means “delusion; nonsense, absurdity”.
What is the genitive of dēlīrāmentum?
The genitive singular is dēlīrāmentī. dēlīrāmentum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce dēlīrāmentum?
In classical Latin, [deː.liː.raːˈmɛn.tũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [de.li.raˈmɛn.tum].