pendula

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From pendulum, by analogy with Latin second declension nouns, such as bacterium/bacteria, though Latin pendulum is the neuter singular form of the adjective pendulus, whose neuter plural is indeed pendula.

Noun[edit]

pendula

  1. (rare) plural of pendulum

Usage notes[edit]

The form pendulums is significantly more common than pendula; however, pendula is occasionally used in physics, particularly in the phrase "coupled pendula."

Anagrams[edit]

Italian[edit]

Adjective[edit]

pendula

  1. feminine singular of pendulo

Anagrams[edit]

Latin[edit]

Adjective[edit]

pendula

  1. inflection of pendulus:
    1. nominative feminine singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Adjective[edit]

pendula

  1. vocative feminine singular of pendulus

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From pendul +‎ -a.

Verb[edit]

a pendula (third-person singular present pendulează, past participle pendulat) 1st conj.

  1. to pendulate

Conjugation[edit]