Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From the verb doceō (teach) +‎ -mentum.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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documentum n (genitive documentī); second declension

  1. lesson
  2. instruction
  3. warning
    Synonyms: exemplum, monitus
  4. (Medieval Latin) document

Declension

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Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative documentum documenta
Genitive documentī documentōrum
Dative documentō documentīs
Accusative documentum documenta
Ablative documentō documentīs
Vocative documentum documenta

Descendants

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References

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  • documentum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • documentum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • documentum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • this shows, proves..: documento, indicio est (without demonstr. pron. but cui rei documento, indicio est)
  • documentum in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016