LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

ientāculum

ientāculum n (genitive ientāculī)
Classical[jeːnˈtaː.kʊ.ɫũː]Ecclesiastical[jenˈtaː.ku.lum]

Meaning

  1. breakfast (particularly right after getting up)
    "Ēn" inquam "parātum tibi adest iēntāculum."I said, "hey, breakfast is ready."c. 125 CE – 180 CE, Apuleius, Metamorphoses 1.18
    Sī vīs ientāculum in lectō, dormī in culīnāIf you want breakfast in bed, sleep in the kitchen

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeientāculumientācula
genitiveientāculīientāculōrum
dativeientāculōientāculīs
accusativeientāculumientācula
ablativeientāculōientāculīs
vocativeientāculumientācula

jentācŭlum, i, n. jento,
I. a breakfast, taken immediately after rising, by children, valetudinarians, etc. (whereas the prandium was not taken till towards noon): epulas interdum quadrifariam dispertiebat: in jentacula et prandia et cenas comissationesque, Suet. Vit. 13; Mart. 14, 233: me inferre Veneri vovi jam jentaculum, Plaut. Curc. 1, 1, 72.

Origins

From ientō (“to breakfast”) + -culum. Contrast prandium.

Quick answers

What does ientāculum mean in Latin?
ientāculum, a noun, means “breakfast (particularly right after getting up)”.
What is the genitive of ientāculum?
The genitive singular is ientāculī. ientāculum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce ientāculum?
In classical Latin, [jeːnˈtaː.kʊ.ɫũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [jenˈtaː.ku.lum].