modulamen
Latin
Etymology
From modulor (“to sing”) + -men.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /mo.duˈlaː.men/, [mɔd̪ʊˈɫ̪äːmɛn]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /mo.duˈla.men/, [mod̪uˈläːmen]
Noun
modulāmen n (genitive modulāminis); third declension
- singing, chanting, making music
- song, melody
- harmony, euphony
Declension
Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | modulāmen | modulāmina |
| Genitive | modulāminis | modulāminum |
| Dative | modulāminī | modulāminibus |
| Accusative | modulāmen | modulāmina |
| Ablative | modulāmine | modulāminibus |
| Vocative | modulāmen | modulāmina |
References
- “modulamen”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- modulamen in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- modulamen in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- Dictionary of Medieval Latin in British Sources