documentum
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From the verb doceō (“teach”) + -mentum.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /do.kuˈmen.tum/, [d̪ɔkʊˈmɛn̪t̪ʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /do.kuˈmen.tum/, [d̪okuˈmɛn̪t̪um]
Noun
documentum n (genitive documentī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | documentum | documenta |
Genitive | documentī | documentōrum |
Dative | documentō | documentīs |
Accusative | documentum | documenta |
Ablative | documentō | documentīs |
Vocative | documentum | documenta |
Descendants
References
- “documentum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “documentum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- documentum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
- this shows, proves..: documento, indicio est (without demonstr. pron. but cui rei documento, indicio est)
- this shows, proves..: documento, indicio est (without demonstr. pron. but cui rei documento, indicio est)
- documentum in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016