vertebrum
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Latin
Etymology
Neuter form of vertebra (“a joint”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈu̯er.te.brum/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈver.te.brum/,
Noun
vertebrum n (genitive vertebrī); second declension (Late Latin)
Inflection
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | vertebrum | vertebra |
| genitive | vertebrī | vertebrōrum |
| dative | vertebrō | vertebrīs |
| accusative | vertebrum | vertebra |
| ablative | vertebrō | vertebrīs |
| vocative | vertebrum | vertebra |
References
- “vertebra”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press