definiendum

English

Etymology

From Latin dēfīniendum, gerund of dēfīniō.

Noun

definiendum (plural definienda)

  1. (semantics) The term—word or phrase—defined in a definition.
    In the defining statement "A lake is a large, landlocked, naturally occurring stretch of water", "lake" is the definiendum, "stretch of water" is the genus, and "large", "landlocked" and "naturally occurring" are the differentiae.

Further reading

Latin

Etymology

From dēfīniō (“I set limits”)

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /deː.fiː.niˈen.dum/, [deː.fiː.niˈɛn.dʊ̃]

Gerund

dēfīniendum (accusative, gerundive dēfīniendus)

  1. limiting
  2. defining
  3. restricting

Declension

Second declension, defective.

Case Singular
Nominative —
Genitive dēfīniendī
Dative dēfīniendō
Accusative dēfīniendum
Ablative dēfīniendō
Vocative —

There is no nominative form. The present active infinitive of the parent verb is used in situations that require a nominative form.
The accusative may also be substituted by the infinitive in this way.

Participle

dēfīniendum

  1. nominative neuter singular of dēfīniendus
  2. accusative masculine singular of dēfīniendus
  3. accusative neuter singular of dēfīniendus
  4. vocative neuter singular of dēfīniendus
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