interpretamentum

Latin

Etymology

From interpretor +‎ -mentum.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /in.ter.pre.taːˈmen.tum/, [ɪn̪t̪ɛrprɛt̪äːˈmɛn̪t̪ʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /in.ter.pre.taˈmen.tum/, [in̪t̪erpret̪äˈmɛn̪t̪um]

Noun

interpretāmentum n (genitive interpretāmentī); second declension

1. explanation, interpretation

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

	singular	plural
nominative	interpretāmentum	interpretāmenta
genitive	interpretāmentī	interpretāmentōrum
dative	interpretāmentō	interpretāmentīs
accusative	interpretāmentum	interpretāmenta
ablative	interpretāmentō	interpretāmentīs
vocative	interpretāmentum	interpretāmenta

Descendants

• English: interpretament
• German: Interpretament

References

• “interpretamentum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• interpretamentum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.