LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuterthird declension

precāmen

precāmen n (genitive precāminis)
Classical[prɛˈkaː.mɛn]Ecclesiastical[preˈkaː.men]

Meaning

  1. a praying, prayer, entreaty

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeprecāmenprecāmina
genitiveprecāminisprecāminum
dativeprecāminīprecāminibus
accusativeprecāmenprecāmina
ablativeprecāmineprecāminibus
vocativeprecāmenprecāmina

prĕcāmen, ĭnis, n. id.,
I. a praying, prayer, entreaty (poet.): fundens precamina mille, Poët. ap. Wernsd. Poët. Latin. Min. 6, p. 386, v. 35.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*preḱ-
  2. Proto-Italic*preks
  3. Latinprecāmen

Latin precor Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Italic *-mn̥ Latin -men Latin precāmen From precor + -men.

Quick answers

What does precāmen mean in Latin?
precāmen, a noun, means “a praying, prayer, entreaty”.
What is the genitive of precāmen?
The genitive singular is precāminis. precāmen is neuter, third declension.
How do you pronounce precāmen?
In classical Latin, [prɛˈkaː.mɛn]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [preˈkaː.men].
Where does precāmen come from?
Proto-Indo-European *preḱ- → Proto-Italic *preks → Latin precāmen.