avocamentum

Latin

Etymology

Derived from āvocō +‎ -mentum.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /aː.u̯o.kaːˈmen.tum/, [äːu̯ɔkäːˈmɛn̪t̪ʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /a.vo.kaˈmen.tum/, [ävokäˈmɛn̪t̪um]

Noun

āvocāmentum n (genitive āvocāmentī); second declension

1. diversion
2. recreation, a hobby

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

	singular	plural
nominative	āvocāmentum	āvocāmenta
genitive	āvocāmentī	āvocāmentōrum
dative	āvocāmentō	āvocāmentīs
accusative	āvocāmentum	āvocāmenta
ablative	āvocāmentō	āvocāmentīs
vocative	āvocāmentum	āvocāmenta

References

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