temptamentum

Latin

Etymology

• Possibly created by Virgil for the Aeneid.
• Alternative spelling of tentamentum

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /temp.taːˈmen.tum/, [t̪ɛmpt̪äːˈmɛn̪t̪ʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /temp.taˈmen.tum/, [t̪empt̪äˈmɛn̪t̪um]

Noun

temptāmentum n (genitive temptāmentī); second declension

1. 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

References

• Language in Vergil's Eclogues, Michael Lipka (Google Books)