LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuterthird declension

modulāmen

modulāmen n (genitive modulāminis)
Classical[mɔ.dʊˈɫaː.mɛn]Ecclesiastical[mo.duˈlaː.men]

Meaning

  1. singing, chanting, making music
  2. song, melody
  3. harmony, euphony

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemodulāmenmodulāmina
genitivemodulāminismodulāminum
dativemodulāminīmodulāminibus
accusativemodulāmenmodulāmina
ablativemodulāminemodulāminibus
vocativemodulāmenmodulāmina

mŏdŭlāmen, ĭnis, n. id.,
I. melody, euphony (post-class.): (Cicero) in secundā (in Verrem, i. e. Verr. 2, 2, 78, § 191) simili usūs modulamine, manifesto peccatu inquit, non peccato, Gell. 13, 21 (20), 16: caeli ac siderum, Macr. Somn. Scip. 2, 12; Sid. Carm. 1, 9.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Italic *-mn̥ Latin -men Latin modulāmen From modulor (“to sing”) + -men.

Quick answers

What does modulāmen mean in Latin?
modulāmen, a noun, means “singing, chanting, making music; song, melody; harmony, euphony”.
What is the genitive of modulāmen?
The genitive singular is modulāminis. modulāmen is neuter, third declension.
How do you pronounce modulāmen?
In classical Latin, [mɔ.dʊˈɫaː.mɛn]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [mo.duˈlaː.men].