insectum
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Latin
Etymology
From īnsectus (“cut into, cut up, with a notched or divided body”), calque of Ancient Greek ἔντομον (éntomon).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /inˈsek.tum/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /inˈsek.tum/,
Adjective
īnsectum
- inflection of īnsectus:
Noun
īnsectum n (genitive īnsectī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | īnsectum | īnsecta |
| genitive | īnsectī | īnsectōrum |
| dative | īnsectō | īnsectīs |
| accusative | īnsectum | īnsecta |
| ablative | īnsectō | īnsectīs |
| vocative | īnsectum | īnsecta |
References
- “insectum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- insectum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.