LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

illectāmentum

illectāmentum n (genitive illectāmentī)
Classical[ɪl.lɛk.taːˈmɛn.tũː]Ecclesiastical[il.lek.taˈmɛn.tum]

Meaning

  1. a mean of seduction, lure, enticement, allurement

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeillectāmentumillectāmenta
inlectāmenta
genitiveillectāmentī
inlectāmentī		illectāmentōrum
inlectāmentōrum
dativeillectāmentō
inlectāmentō		illectāmentīs
inlectāmentīs
accusativeillectāmentumillectāmenta
inlectāmenta
ablativeillectāmentō
inlectāmentō		illectāmentīs
inlectāmentīs
vocativeillectāmentumillectāmenta
inlectāmenta

illectāmentum (inl-), i, n. illecto,
I. means of allurement, an allurement, charm (post-class.): lenonia, App. Mag. p. 335, 32: magica, id. ib. 338, 41.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Italic*en
  3. Proto-Italic*en-
  4. Latinillectāmentum

Proto-Indo-European *deh₃-der.? Proto-Italic *lakjō Latin laciō Latin illiciō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -tō Latin illectō Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Latin illectāmentum From illectō + -mentum.

Quick answers

What does illectāmentum mean in Latin?
illectāmentum, a noun, means “a mean of seduction, lure, enticement, allurement”.
What is the genitive of illectāmentum?
The genitive singular is illectāmentī. illectāmentum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce illectāmentum?
In classical Latin, [ɪl.lɛk.taːˈmɛn.tũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [il.lek.taˈmɛn.tum].
Where does illectāmentum come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én → Proto-Italic *en → Proto-Italic *en- → Latin illectāmentum.