diludium
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]dis- + lūdus (“play”) + -ium
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /diːˈluː.di.um/, [d̪iːˈɫ̪uːd̪iʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /diˈlu.di.um/, [d̪iˈluːd̪ium]
Noun
[edit]dīlūdium n (genitive dīlūdiī or dīlūdī); second declension
- intermission between plays
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun (neuter).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dīlūdium | dīlūdia |
| genitive | dīlūdiī dīlūdī1 |
dīlūdiōrum |
| dative | dīlūdiō | dīlūdiīs |
| accusative | dīlūdium | dīlūdia |
| ablative | dīlūdiō | dīlūdiīs |
| vocative | dīlūdium | dīlūdia |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References
[edit]- “diludium”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “diludium”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers