individuum

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English

Etymology

From Latin indīviduum, noun use of neuter singular of indīviduus (indivisible).

Pronunciation

Noun

individuum (plural individuums or individua)

  1. An indivisible entity.
  2. A single individual person or thing.

Czech

Pronunciation

Noun

individuum n

  1. individual
    Synonym: jedinec

Declension

Further reading

  • individuum”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • individuum”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • individuum”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Latin

Pronunciation

Noun

indīviduum n (genitive indīviduī); second declension

  1. atom
  2. individuum, individual

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative indīviduum indīvidua
Genitive indīviduī indīviduōrum
Dative indīviduō indīviduīs
Accusative indīviduum indīvidua
Ablative indīviduō indīviduīs
Vocative indīviduum indīvidua

Adjective

indīviduum

  1. inflection of indīviduus:
    1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular
    2. accusative masculine singular

References

  • individuum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /indiʋǐːduum/
  • Hyphenation: in‧di‧vi‧du‧um

Noun

indivíduum m (Cyrillic spelling индиви́дуум)

  1. individual

Declension