LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

praedicāmentum

praedicāmentum n (genitive praedicāmentī)
Classical[prae̯.dɪ.kaːˈmɛn.tũː]Ecclesiastical[pre.di.kaˈmɛn.tum]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinthat which is predicated, a predicament, category
  2. Medieval Latina preaching, discourse

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepraedicāmentumpraedicāmenta
genitivepraedicāmentīpraedicāmentōrum
dativepraedicāmentōpraedicāmentīs
accusativepraedicāmentumpraedicāmenta
ablativepraedicāmentōpraedicāmentīs
vocativepraedicāmentumpraedicāmenta

praedĭcāmentum, i, n. id.,
I. that which is predicated, a quality; in plur. = categoriae, Aug. Conf. 4, 6; id. Trin. 5, 8; Isid. 2, 16, 1.

Origins

From praedicō (“to declare, proclaim, predicate”) + -mentum (noun suffix). Calque of Ancient Greek κατηγορία (katēgoría, “predication, category”).

Descendants
  • Catalanpredicament
  • Englishpredicamentfrom Old French predicament
  • Frenchprédicamentfrom Old French predicament
  • Romanianpredicamentfrom Old French predicament
  • Italianpredicamento
  • Occitanpredicament
  • Portuguesepredicamento
  • Spanishpredicamento
  • Galicianpredicamento

In English words that came into English from praedicāmentum

  • predicamentpraedicāmentum

Quick answers

What does praedicāmentum mean in Latin?
praedicāmentum, a noun, means “that which is predicated, a predicament, category; a preaching, discourse”.
What is the genitive of praedicāmentum?
The genitive singular is praedicāmentī. praedicāmentum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce praedicāmentum?
In classical Latin, [prae̯.dɪ.kaːˈmɛn.tũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [pre.di.kaˈmɛn.tum].