English Explanatory Dictionary

jentacular

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or pertaining to breakfast; specifically, one taken early in the morning or immediately upon getting up.

Pronunciation

/d͡ʒɛnˈtækjʊlə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-jentacular.wav /d͡ʒɛnˈtækjəlɚ/

Word forms

jentacular

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).

Related words

breakfastlike dinnerlike

Derived words

antejentacular postjentacular
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