cursus electronicus
Latin
editPronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈkur.sus e.lekˈtro.ni.kus/, [ˈkʊrs̠ʊs̠ ɛɫ̪ɛkˈt̪rɔnɪkʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈkur.sus e.lekˈtro.ni.kus/, [ˈkursus elekˈt̪rɔːnikus]
Noun
editcursus ēlectronicus m (genitive cursūs ēlectronicī); fourth declension
- (New Latin) email (system)
- 2005, Skype: rerum telephonicarum nuntiata eversio.[1], Ephemeris:
- Nam secundum expertos hoc inventum congregat maxime homines inter se, quum cursus electronicus et aulae colloquiorum sive locutoria res admodum frigidae pro Skype esse videtur.
- For according to the experts, this invention brings people together a great deal, since email and the halls of conversation, or chatrooms, seem to be very insipid affairs compared to Skype.
- 2011, Reijo Pitkäranta, Cursus electronicus XL annorum [2], Nuntii Latini (21.10.2011):
- Cursus electronicus his diebus quadraginta annos complet.
- On this day, email turns forty years old.
Declension
editFourth-declension noun with a second-declension adjective.