perpendiculum
Latin
Etymology
From perpendō (“I weigh or examine carefully or exactly”) + -culum.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /per.penˈdi.ku.lum/, [pɛr.pɛnˈdɪ.kʊ.ɫũ]
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Noun
perpendiculum n (genitive perpendiculī); second declension
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | perpendiculum | perpendicula |
| genitive | perpendiculī | perpendiculōrum |
| dative | perpendiculō | perpendiculīs |
| accusative | perpendiculum | perpendicula |
| ablative | perpendiculō | perpendiculīs |
| vocative | perpendiculum | perpendicula |
Derived terms
- ad perpendiculum (“perpendicularly”)
- perpendiculāris
- perpendiculārius
References
- perpendiculum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- perpendiculum in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- perpendiculum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- perpendiculum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- perpendiculum in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- perpendiculum in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
- perpendiculum in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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