institutum

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Latin

Etymology

Substantive use of the neuter gender of īnstitūtus.

Noun

īnstitūtum n (genitive īnstitūtī); second declension

  1. custom, principle
  2. decree
  3. intention, plan
  4. institution
  5. habit

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

singular plural
nominative īnstitūtum īnstitūta
genitive īnstitūtī īnstitūtōrum
dative īnstitūtō īnstitūtīs
accusative īnstitūtum īnstitūta
ablative īnstitūtō īnstitūtīs
vocative īnstitūtum īnstitūta

Descendants

Participle

īnstitūtum

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

Verb

īnstitūtum

  1. accusative supine of īnstituō

References

  • “institutum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “institutum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • institutum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • a sound and sensible system of conduct: vitae ratio bene ac sapienter instituta
    • according to traditional usage: ex instituto (Liv. 6. 10. 6)
    • the constitution: instituta et leges
    • to give the state a constitution: rem publicam legibus et institutis temperare (Tusc. 1. 1. 2)
    • (ambiguous) a theme, subject proposed for discussion: institutum or id quod institui
    • (ambiguous) to remain true to one's principles: institutum tenere
  • institutum in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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