documentum

Latin

Alternative forms

  • docimentum

Etymology

From the verb doceō (“teach”) +‎ -mentum.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /do.kuˈmen.tum/, [dɔ.kʊˈmɛn.tũ]

Noun

documentum n (genitive documentī); second declension

  1. lesson
  2. instruction
  3. warning

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative documentum documenta
genitive documentī documentōrum
dative documentō documentīs
accusative documentum documenta
ablative documentō documentīs
vocative documentum documenta

Descendants

References

  • documentum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • documentum in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • documentum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • this shows, proves..: documento, indicio est (without demonstr. pron. but cui rei documento, indicio est)
  • documentum 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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