ientaculum

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ientō (“I breakfast”) +‎ -culum. Contrast prandium.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /jeːnˈtaː.ku.lum/, [jeːnˈtaː.kʊ.ɫũ]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /jenˈta.ku.lum/, [jenˈtaː.ku.lum]

Noun

iēntāculum n (genitive iēntāculī); second declension

  1. breakfast, particularly right upon getting up

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative iēntāculum iēntācula
Genitive iēntāculī iēntāculōrum
Dative iēntāculō iēntāculīs
Accusative iēntāculum iēntācula
Ablative iēntāculō iēntāculīs
Vocative iēntāculum iēntācula

References
  • ientaculum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • ientaculum in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • ientaculum in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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