Novum Testamentum
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From novum (“new”, the neuter of novus (“new”)) + testāmentum (“testament”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈno.u̯um tes.taːˈmen.tum/, [ˈnou̯ʊ̃ˑ t̪ɛs̠t̪äːˈmɛn̪t̪ʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈno.vum tes.taˈmen.tum/, [ˈnɔːvum t̪est̪äˈmɛn̪t̪um]
Proper noun edit
Novum Testāmentum n sg (genitive Novī Testāmentī); second declension
- (biblical, Christianity) the New Testament
Declension edit
Second-declension adjective with a second-declension noun (neuter), singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Novum Testāmentum |
Genitive | Novī Testāmentī |
Dative | Novō Testāmentō |
Accusative | Novum Testāmentum |
Ablative | Novō Testāmentō |
Vocative | Novum Testāmentum |
Related terms edit
- Vetus Testāmentum (“the Old Testament”)