Datum

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See also: datum and dátum

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin datum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdaːtʊm/
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  • Hyphenation: Da‧tum

Noun

Datum n (strong, genitive Datums, plural Daten)

  1. date
  2. datum, a fact, a piece of information about something

Declension

Declension of Datum
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Datum die Daten
genitive eines des Datums der Daten
dative einem dem Datum den Daten
accusative ein das Datum die Daten

Further reading

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Δάτον (Dáton).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Datum n sg (genitive Datī); second declension

  1. A town of Macedonia famous for its goldmines

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, singular only.

singular
nominative Datum
genitive Datī
dative Datō
accusative Datum
ablative Datō
vocative Datum
locative Datī

References

  • “Datum”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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