idolum

English

Noun

idolum (plural idola)

1. An insubstantial image; a spectre or phantom
2. A misconception or fallacy

Anagrams

• dolium
• moduli

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek εἴδωλον (eidōlon, “image; idol”), from εἶδος (eidos, “form”).

Noun

īdōlum (genitive īdōlī); n, second declension

1. image, form, especially a spectre, apparition or ghost
2. (Late Latin, Christianity) idol

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	īdōlum	īdōla
genitive	īdōlī	īdōlōrum
dative	īdōlō	īdōlīs
accusative	īdōlum	īdōla
ablative	īdōlō	īdōlīs
vocative	īdōlum	īdōla

Descendants

• English: idol, idolum
• Portuguese: ídolo