acroama
English
Etymology
Noun
acroama (plural acroamata)
- rhetorical declamation
- esoteric teaching that was not to be written down
References
- OED 2nd edition 1989
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀκρόαμα (akróama, “something heard”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /a.kroˈaː.ma/, [a.krɔˈaː.ma]
Noun
acroāma n (genitive acroāmatis); third declension
- Anything heard, especially anything heard for entertainment, such as a play or musical piece.
- performer, such as an actor or musician.
Inflection
Third declension neuter.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | acroāma | acroāmata |
| genitive | acroāmatis | acroāmatum |
| dative | acroāmatī | acroāmatibus |
| accusative | acroāma | acroāmata |
| ablative | acroāmate | acroāmatibus |
| vocative | acroāma | acroāmata |
Descendants
References
- acroama in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- acroama in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- acroama in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- acroama in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- acroama in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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