terriculamentum

Latin

Etymology

From terricula +‎ -āmentum.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ter.ri.ku.laːˈmen.tum/, [t̪ɛrːɪkʊɫ̪äːˈmɛn̪t̪ʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ter.ri.ku.laˈmen.tum/, [t̪erːikuläˈmɛn̪t̪um]

Noun

terriculāmentum n (genitive terriculāmentī); second declension

1. (usually in the plural) thing that excites fright

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

	singular	plural
nominative	terriculāmentum	terriculāmenta
genitive	terriculāmentī	terriculāmentōrum
dative	terriculāmentō	terriculāmentīs
accusative	terriculāmentum	terriculāmenta
ablative	terriculāmentō	terriculāmentīs
vocative	terriculāmentum	terriculāmenta

Descendants

• → English: terriculament

References

• “terriculamenta”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press