votum

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Latin [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From voveō (vow).

Noun [edit]

vōtum (genitive vōtī); n, second declension

  1. promise, dedication, vow
  2. prayer

Inflection [edit]

Number Singular Plural
nominative vōtum vōta
genitive vōtī vōtōrum
dative vōtō vōtīs
accusative vōtum vōta
ablative vōtō vōtīs
vocative vōtum vōta

Related terms [edit]

References [edit]

  • votum in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879
  • vow in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911