vinclum
Latin
editAlternative forms
editPronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈu̯in.klum/, [ˈu̯ɪŋkɫ̪ʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈvin.klum/, [ˈviŋklum]
Noun
editvinclum n (genitive vinclī); second declension
- Alternative form of vinculum
- ("any instrument whereby anything is bound or tied up")
- (figuratively) a bond, obligation, binding force, tie, especially of marriage
Declension
editSecond-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | vinclum | vincla |
Genitive | vinclī | vinclōrum |
Dative | vinclō | vinclīs |
Accusative | vinclum | vincla |
Ablative | vinclō | vinclīs |
Vocative | vinclum | vincla |
References
edit- “vinclum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers