simulacrum
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌsimjəˈleɪkɹəm/
Noun
simulacrum (plural simulacrums or simulacra)
- An image or representation.
- a simulacrum of a New York studio apartment
- A faint trace or semblance.
- a simulacrum of hope
Translations
image or representation
faint trace
Latin
Etymology
From simulō
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /si.muˈlaː.krum/, [sɪ.mʊˈɫaː.krũ]
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | simulācrum | simulācra |
| Genitive | simulācrī | simulācrōrum |
| Dative | simulācrō | simulācrīs |
| Accusative | simulācrum | simulācra |
| Ablative | simulācrō | simulācrīs |
| Vocative | simulācrum | simulācra |
References
- simulacrum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- simulacrum in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- simulacrum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- simulacrum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to make a marble statue: simulacrum e marmore facere
- to make a marble statue: simulacrum e marmore facere
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