insectum

Latin

Etymology

From īnsectus (“cut into, cut up, with a notched or divided body”), calque of Ancient Greek ἔντομον (éntomon).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /inˈsek.tum/, [ĩːˈs̠ɛkt̪ʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /inˈsek.tum/, [inˈsɛkt̪um]

Adjective

īnsectum

1. inflection of īnsectus:
   1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular
   2. accusative masculine singular

Noun

īnsectum n (genitive īnsectī); second declension

1. insect

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	īnsectum	īnsecta
Genitive	īnsectī	īnsectōrum
Dative	īnsectō	īnsectīs
Accusative	īnsectum	īnsecta
Ablative	īnsectō	īnsectīs
Vocative	īnsectum	īnsecta

References

• “insectum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• insectum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.