Datum

See also: datum and dátum

German

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin datum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdaːtʊm/

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Noun

Datum n (genitive Datums, plural Daten)

1. date, datum
2. data, a fact, a piece of information about something

Declension

Related terms

• Datenbank f
• Datenschutz m
• Datenspeicher m
• Eckdaten f
• Messdaten f

Further reading

• “Datum” in Duden online

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Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Δάτον (Dáton).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈda.tum/, [ˈd̪ät̪ʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈda.tum/, [ˈd̪äːt̪um]

Proper noun

Datum n sg (genitive Datī); second declension

1. A town of Macedonia famous for its goldmines

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Datum
Genitive	Datī
Dative	Datō
Accusative	Datum
Ablative	Datō
Vocative	Datum
Locative	Datī

References

• “Datum”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly