definiendum
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin dēfīniendum, gerund of dēfīniō.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
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definiendum (plural definienda)
- (semantics) The term (word or phrase) defined in a definition (whether inside a sentence, as a dictionary entry, or otherwise).
- 2013, Edward Craig, editor, Concise Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Routledge, →ISBN, page 198:
- The objects themselves are the definienda of the definition. The first set of properties through which the definienda are collected together to form a group is called ‘the limiting properties of being the definienda of the definition’.
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “definiendum”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From dēfīniō (“I set limits”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /deː.fiː.niˈen.dum/, [d̪eːfiːniˈɛn̪d̪ʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /de.fi.niˈen.dum/, [d̪efiniˈɛn̪d̪um]
Verb edit
dēfīniendum (accusative, gerundive dēfīniendus)
Declension edit
Second declension, defective.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | — |
Genitive | dēfīniendī |
Dative | dēfīniendō |
Accusative | dēfīniendum |
Ablative | dēfīniendō |
Vocative | — |
There is no nominative form. The present active infinitive of the parent verb is used in situations that require a nominative form.
The accusative may also be substituted by the infinitive in this way.
Participle edit
dēfīniendum
- inflection of dēfīniendus: