votum

See also: Votum

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈu̯oː.tum/, [ˈu̯oːt̪ʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈvo.tum/, [ˈvɔːt̪um]

Etymology 1

From voveō (“vow”).

Noun

vōtum n (genitive vōtī); second declension

1. promise, dedication, vow, solemn pledge

   Synonyms: pignus, fīdūcia

2. determination, will, desire
3. prayer

   Synonym: prex

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	vōtum	vōta
Genitive	vōtī	vōtōrum
Dative	vōtō	vōtīs
Accusative	vōtum	vōta
Ablative	vōtō	vōtīs
Vocative	vōtum	vōta

Derived terms

• votis XX

 

Related terms

• voveō
• vōtifer
• vōtus
• vōtīvitās
• vōtīvus

 

Descendants

Descendants

• Asturian: votu
• Catalan: vot
• → Middle English: vote
  • English: vote
  • → Irish: vóta
• → French: vote
• Galician: voto
• German: Votum
• Middle Irish: móit, bóit
  • Irish: móid
• Italian: voto
• Occitan: vòt
• Old French: vut
  • French: vœu
  • → English: vow
• Piedmontese: vut
• Portuguese: bodo, boda, bodas, voto
• Romanian: vot, votum
• Sicilian: vutu, votu
• Spanish: boda
• → Spanish: voto
  • → Cebuano: boto
  • → Tagalog: boto

Etymology 2

Participle

vōtum

1. inflection of vōtus:
   1. accusative masculine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular

References

• “votum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “votum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• votum 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)
• votum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • (ambiguous) to wish any one a prosperous journey: aliquem proficiscentem votis ominibusque prosequi (vid. sect. VI. 11, note Prosequi...)
    
  • (ambiguous) to make a vow: vota facere, nuncupare, suscipere, concipere
    
  • (ambiguous) to accomplish, pay a vow: vota solvere, persolvere, reddere
    
  • (ambiguous) to have to pay a vow; to obtain one's wish: voti damnari, compotem fieri
    
• “vow”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin votum.

Noun

votum n (definite singular votumet, indefinite plural vota, definite plural votaene)

1. a vote

Synonyms

• stemme

Derived terms

• mistillitsvotum

References

• “votum” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “votum” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin votum.

Noun

votum n (definite singular votumet, indefinite plural votum, definite plural votuma)

1. a vote

Synonyms

• stemme, røyst

Derived terms

• mistillitsvotum

References

• “votum” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin votum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²vuːt.ɵm/

Noun

votum n

1. vote

Declension

Declension of votum
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	votum	votumet	votum	votumen
Genitive	votums	votumets	votums	votumens

Derived terms

• förtroendevotum
• misstroendevotum

Related terms

• votera
• votering

References

• votum in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• votum in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• votum in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)