noun · neutersecond declension
temptāmentum
temptāmentum n (genitive temptāmentī)
Classical[tɛmp.taːˈmɛn.tũː]Ecclesiastical[temp.taˈmɛn.tum]
Meaning
- a test, an attempt, a trial, an experiment
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | temptāmentum | temptāmenta |
| genitive | temptāmentī | temptāmentōrum |
| dative | temptāmentō | temptāmentīs |
| accusative | temptāmentum | temptāmenta |
| ablative | temptāmentō | temptāmentīs |
| vocative | temptāmentum | temptāmenta |
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
temptāmentum (tent-) ī, n
tempto, a trial, proof essay, attempt : mortalia Temptamenta, O.: fide (gen.), O.: tui, V.
Origins
Possibly created by Virgil for the Aeneid.