temptamentum
Latin
Etymology
- Possibly created by Virgil for the Aeneid.
- Alternative spelling of tentamentum
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [tɛmp.taːˈmɛn.tũː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [t̪emp.t̪aˈmɛn̪.t̪um]
Noun
temptāmentum n (genitive temptāmentī); second declension
- a test, an attempt, a trial, an experiment
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | temptāmentum | temptāmenta |
| genitive | temptāmentī | temptāmentōrum |
| dative | temptāmentō | temptāmentīs |
| accusative | temptāmentum | temptāmenta |
| ablative | temptāmentō | temptāmentīs |
| vocative | temptāmentum | temptāmenta |