exemplum
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin exemplum (“example”).
Noun [edit]
exemplum (plural exempla)
- An example.
- A story demonstrating a moral point.
Latin [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From exēmptus, perfect passive participle of eximō (“take out, take away”)
Noun [edit]
exemplum (genitive exemplī); n, second declension
- a sample
- an example
- a copy or transcript
Inflection [edit]
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | exemplum | exempla |
| genitive | exemplī | exemplōrum |
| dative | exemplō | exemplīs |
| accusative | exemplum | exempla |
| ablative | exemplō | exemplīs |
| vocative | exemplum | exempla |
