vertebrum
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Neuter form of vertebra (“a joint”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈu̯er.te.brum/, [ˈu̯ɛrt̪ɛbrʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈver.te.brum/, [ˈvɛrt̪ebrum]
Noun edit
vertebrum n (genitive vertebrī); second declension (Late Latin)
Inflection edit
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | vertebrum | vertebra |
| Genitive | vertebrī | vertebrōrum |
| Dative | vertebrō | vertebrīs |
| Accusative | vertebrum | vertebra |
| Ablative | vertebrō | vertebrīs |
| Vocative | vertebrum | vertebra |
References edit
- “vertebra”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press