"jentacular" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /d͡ʒɛnˈtækjʊlə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /d͡ʒɛnˈtækjəlɚ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-jentacular.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -ækjʊlə(ɹ) Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin iēntāculum (“breakfast (particularly taken right after getting up)”) + English -ar (suffix meaning ‘of, near, or pertaining to’ forming adjectives). Iēntāculum is derived from ientō (a variant of ieientō (“to have breakfast”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁yaǵ- (“to sacrifice; to worship”)) + -culum (diminutive suffix). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₁yaǵ-|*-lós}}, {{lbor|en|la|iēntāculum|t=breakfast (particularly taken right after getting up)}} Learned borrowing from Latin iēntāculum (“breakfast (particularly taken right after getting up)”), {{glossary|suffix}} suffix, {{glossary|adjective}} adjective, {{m|en|-ar|pos=suffix meaning ‘of, near, or pertaining to’ forming adjectives}} -ar (suffix meaning ‘of, near, or pertaining to’ forming adjectives), {{m|la||Iēntāculum}} Iēntāculum, {{m|la|ientō}} ientō, {{m|la|ieientō|t=to have breakfast}} ieientō (“to have breakfast”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*h₁yaǵ-|t=to sacrifice; to worship}} Proto-Indo-European *h₁yaǵ- (“to sacrifice; to worship”), {{glossary|diminutive}} diminutive, {{m|la|-culum|pos=diminutive suffix}} -culum (diminutive suffix) Head templates: {{en-adj|?}} jentacular
  1. (formal, chiefly archaic) Of or pertaining to breakfast; specifically, one taken early in the morning or immediately upon getting up. Tags: archaic, formal Categories (topical): Meals Hypernyms: prandial Derived forms: antejentacular, postjentacular Related terms: breakfastlike, dinnerlike

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