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English
Etymology
From the gerundive of Latin addere (“to add”).
Pronunciation
Noun
addendum (plural addenda or addendums)
- Something to be added; especially text added as an appendix or supplement to a document.
- Synonym: (shortening) addend
- A postscript.
- (engineering) The height by which the tooth of a gear projects beyond (outside for external, or inside for internal) the standard pitch circle or pitch line.
Translations
Latin
Participle
addendum
- inflection of addendus:
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular
- accusative masculine singular
Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin addendum. First attested in 1754.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /adˈdɛn.dum/
- Rhymes: -ɛndum
- Syllabification: ad‧den‧dum
Noun
addendum n
- addendum (something to be added; especially text added as an appendix or supplement to a document)
2005, “Ulga dla przyrody i mieszkańców”, in Dziennik Polski:Specjalnym addendum do kontraktu wydłużono termin oddania inwestycji.- The deadline for commissioning the investment was extended with a special addendum to the contract.
Declension
References
- ^ Włodzimierz Gruszczyński (10.03.2020) “ADDENDA”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]