idem

See also: Idem, IDEM, and ídem

English

Etymology

From Latin idem (“the same”).

Adjective

idem (not comparable)

1. The same.

Derived terms

• id. or id
• idempotence, idempotent

Usage notes

• Used almost exclusively in footnotes of academic or scholarly papers, especially those of the legal profession, to indicate that the source referred to in a footnote is the same as the source in the preceding footnote; usually abbreviated when so used.

Anagrams

• demi, Demi, dime, Dime

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Dutch

Pronunciation

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Adverb

idem

1. idem, ditto

Anagrams

• meid

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French

Adverb

idem

1. idem, likewise

Anagrams

• demi, dîme

External links

• "idem" in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈidem/
• Hyphenation: ì‧dem

Adverb

idem

1. ditto, and so, likewise, also

Pronoun

idem

1. ditto, the same

Anagrams

• dime, medi

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Latin

Alternative forms

• of īdem (nominative masculine singular):
  • isdem

• of idem (nominative neuter singular):
  • iddem

Determiner

īdem m, eadem f, idem n

1. the same (usually with ablative)
   • 29 bc. Vergil. Georgics, III

     amor omnibvs idem

     Sex is the same for all of them [viz., every form of man, beast, aquatic or winged life, and livestock]

Inflection

Irregular declension. Similar to which of is, ea, id.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case \ Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
nominative	īdem	eadem	idem		īdem	eaedem	eadem
genitive	eiusdem				eōrundem	eārundem	eōrundem
dative	eīdem				eīsdem (īsdem)
accusative	eundem	eandem	idem		eōsdem	eāsdem	eadem
ablative	eōdem	eādem	eōdem		eīsdem (īsdem)

See also

• is
• ea
• id

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Portuguese

Pronoun

idem

1. (demonstrative) the aforesaid; ditto

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Serbo-Croatian

Verb

idem (Cyrillic spelling идем)

1. first-person singular present tense form of ići.