elementum
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /e.leˈmen.tum/, [ɛ.ɫɛˈmɛn.tũ]
Noun
elementum n (genitive elementi); second declension
Usage notes
Most often used in the plural to refer collectively to the components.
Inflection
Second declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | elementum | elementa |
Genitive | elementī | elementōrum |
Dative | elementō | elementīs |
Accusative | elementum | elementa |
Ablative | elementō | elementīs |
Vocative | elementum | elementa |
Related terms
Descendants
References
- elementum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- elementum in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- elementum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- elementum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- the elements: elementa; initia or principia rerum
- the elements and first beginnings: elementa et tamquam semina rerum
- to teach children the rudiments: pueros elementa (prima) docere
- to receive the first elements of a liberal education: primis litterarum elementis imbui
- the alphabet: litterae, elementa
- the elements: elementa; initia or principia rerum
- elementum in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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