LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

meditāmentum

meditāmentum n (genitive meditāmentī)
Classical[mɛ.dɪ.taːˈmɛn.tũː]Ecclesiastical[me.di.taˈmɛn.tum]

Meaning

  1. preparation, exercises
    ibi struenda acie, muniendo vallandoque et ceteris belli meditamentis militem firmabantThere they improved the morale of their soldiers by drilling them in battle formation, by having them erect fortifications and a palisade, and by all other forms of military trainingc. 100 CE – 110 CE, Tacitus, Historiae 4.26

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemeditāmentummeditāmenta
genitivemeditāmentīmeditāmentōrum
dativemeditāmentōmeditāmentīs
accusativemeditāmentummeditāmenta
ablativemeditāmentōmeditāmentīs
vocativemeditāmentummeditāmenta

mĕdĭtāmentum, i, n. id.,
I. a thinking of any thing, a preparation.
I. In gen.: belli, Tac. H. 4, 26; id. A. 15, 35: arietum meditamenta, thoughtfully prepared battering-rams, Amm. 23, 4, 10.— *
II. In partic.; plur.: puerilia, rudiments taught to children at school, Gell. 8, 10 in lemm.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Latin meditāmentum From meditor (“to consider, prepare”) + -mentum.

Quick answers

What does meditāmentum mean in Latin?
meditāmentum, a noun, means “preparation, exercises”.
What is the genitive of meditāmentum?
The genitive singular is meditāmentī. meditāmentum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce meditāmentum?
In classical Latin, [mɛ.dɪ.taːˈmɛn.tũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [me.di.taˈmɛn.tum].