quorum
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin quōrum, genitive plural form of quī (“who, which”), used as standard wording in written commissions.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkwɔː.ɹəm/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈkwɔːɹəm/
- Rhymes: -ɔːɹəm
Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: quo‧rum
Noun edit
quorum (plural quorums or quora)
- The minimum number of members required for a group to officially conduct business and to cast votes, often but not necessarily a majority or supermajority.
- We can discuss the issue tonight, but cannot vote until we have a quorum.
- A selected body of persons.
- (computing, distributed systems) The minimum number of votes that a distributed transaction has to obtain in order to be allowed to perform an operation in a distributed system.
Usage notes edit
The plural quora is sometimes objected to on the grounds that it is not grammatically correct: in Latin quorum is a plural pronoun, not a singular noun.
Derived terms edit
Derived terms
Translations edit
minimum number present for official business
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Basque edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
quorum inan
Declension edit
Declension of quorum (inanimate, ending in consonant)
indefinite | singular | plural | |
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absolutive | quorum | quoruma | quorumak |
ergative | quorumek | quorumak | quorumek |
dative | quorumi | quorumari | quorumei |
genitive | quorumen | quorumaren | quorumen |
comitative | quorumekin | quorumarekin | quorumekin |
causative | quorumengatik | quorumarengatik | quorumengatik |
benefactive | quorumentzat | quorumarentzat | quorumentzat |
instrumental | quorumez | quorumaz | quorumez |
inessive | quorumetan | quorumean | quorumetan |
locative | quorumetako | quorumeko | quorumetako |
allative | quorumetara | quorumera | quorumetara |
terminative | quorumetaraino | quorumeraino | quorumetaraino |
directive | quorumetarantz | quorumerantz | quorumetarantz |
destinative | quorumetarako | quorumerako | quorumetarako |
ablative | quorumetatik | quorumetik | quorumetatik |
partitive | quorumik | — | — |
prolative | quorumtzat | — | — |
Further reading edit
- "quorum" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
French edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
quorum m (plural quorums)
Further reading edit
- “quorum”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from Latin quōrum, genitive plural form of quī (“who, which”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
quorum m (invariable)
- quorum (minimum number of members required)
See also edit
Latin edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkʷoː.rum/, [ˈkʷoːrʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈkwo.rum/, [ˈkwɔːrum]
Pronoun edit
quōrum
Adjective edit
quōrum
Pronoun edit
quōrum
Descendants edit
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from Latin quōrum.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
quorum n (indeclinable)
- Alternative spelling of kworum