exacum
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Gaulish, probably derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”). Compare Latin acus (“needle”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈek.sa.kum/, [ˈɛks̠äkʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈek.sa.kum/, [ˈɛksäkum]
Noun edit
exacum n (genitive exacī); second declension
Declension edit
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | exacum | exaca |
| Genitive | exacī | exacōrum |
| Dative | exacō | exacīs |
| Accusative | exacum | exaca |
| Ablative | exacō | exacīs |
| Vocative | exacum | exaca |
References edit
- “exacon”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- exacum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.