mensura
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Latin [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From mēnsus, from mētior (“measure”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
mēnsūra (genitive mēnsūrae); f, first declension
- measure; a measuring
- (by extension) a standard or measure by which something is measured
- (figuratively) a quantity or amount
Inflection [edit]
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | mēnsūra | mēnsūrae |
| genitive | mēnsūrae | mēnsūrārum |
| dative | mēnsūrae | mēnsūrīs |
| accusative | mēnsūram | mēnsūrās |
| ablative | mēnsūrā | mēnsūrīs |
| vocative | mēnsūra | mēnsūrae |
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Verb [edit]
mēnsūrā
- second-person singular present active imperative of mēnsūrō
- "measure thou"
- "estimate thou"
