votum

Latin

Etymology

From voveō (“vow”).

Noun

vōtum (genitive vōtī); n, second declension

1. promise, dedication, vow

Inflection

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

Related terms

• vōtifer
• vōtīvitās
• vōtīvus
• vōtus
• voveō

References

• 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