instrumentum

Latin

Etymology

From īnstruō (“build, construct; arrange”) +‎ -mentum.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /in.struːˈmen.tum/, [ĩː.struːˈmɛn.tũ]

Noun

īnstrūmentum n (genitive īnstrūmentī); second declension

  1. An instrument, tool, utensil
  2. (collective) supply, provision
  3. (general) paraphernalia, equipment
  4. records, documents

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative īnstrūmentum īnstrūmenta
Genitive īnstrūmentī īnstrūmentōrum
Dative īnstrūmentō īnstrūmentīs
Accusative īnstrūmentum īnstrūmenta
Ablative īnstrūmentō īnstrūmentīs
Vocative īnstrūmentum īnstrūmenta

Descendants

References
  • instrumentum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • instrumentum in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • instrumentum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • instrumentum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • instrumentum 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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