hortamentum

Latin

Etymology

hortor (“to urge”) +‎ -mentum

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /hor.taːˈmen.tum/, [hɔrt̪äːˈmɛn̪t̪ʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /or.taˈmen.tum/, [ort̪äˈmɛn̪t̪um]

Noun

hortāmentum n (genitive hortāmentī); second declension

1. incitement, encouragement

   Synonym: hortāmen

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

	singular	plural
nominative	hortāmentum	hortāmenta
genitive	hortāmentī	hortāmentōrum
dative	hortāmentō	hortāmentīs
accusative	hortāmentum	hortāmenta
ablative	hortāmentō	hortāmentīs
vocative	hortāmentum	hortāmenta

References

• “hortamentum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “hortamentum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers