votum

Latin

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈu̯oː.tum/, [ˈu̯oːt̪ʊ̃ˑ]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈvo.tum/, [ˈvɔːt̪um]

Etymology 1

From voveō (“vow”).

Noun

vōtum n (genitive vōtī); second declension

promise, dedication, vow, solemn pledge
Synonyms: pignus, fīdūcia
determination, will, desire
prayer, devotion
Synonym: prex

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	vōtum	vōta
Genitive	vōtī	vōtōrum
Dative	vōtō	vōtīs
Accusative	vōtum	vōta
Ablative	vōtō	vōtīs
Vocative	vōtum	vōta

Derived terms

votis XX

Related terms

Descendants

Asturian: votu
Catalan: vot
→ Middle English: vote
- English: vote
- → Irish: vóta
→ French: vote
Galician: voto
German: Votum
Middle Irish: móit, bóit
- Irish: móid
Italian: voto
Occitan: vòt
Old French: vut
- French: vœu
- → English: vow
Piedmontese: vut
Portuguese: bodo, boda, bodas, voto
Romanian: vot, votum
Sicilian: vutu, votu
Spanish: boda
→ Spanish: voto
- → Cebuano: boto
- → Tagalog: boto

Etymology 2

Participle

vōtum

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

References

“votum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“votum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
votum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
votum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
- (ambiguous) to wish any one a prosperous journey: aliquem proficiscentem votis ominibusque prosequi (vid. sect. VI. 11, note Prosequi...)
- (ambiguous) to make a vow: vota facere, nuncupare, suscipere, concipere
- (ambiguous) to accomplish, pay a vow: vota solvere, persolvere, reddere
- (ambiguous) to have to pay a vow; to obtain one's wish: voti damnari, compotem fieri
“vow”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin votum.

Noun

votum n (definite singular votumet, indefinite plural vota, definite plural votaene)

a vote

Synonyms

stemme

Derived terms

mistillitsvotum

References

“votum” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
“votum” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin votum.

Noun

votum n (definite singular votumet, indefinite plural votum, definite plural votuma)

a vote

Synonyms

stemme, røyst

Derived terms

mistillitsvotum

References

“votum” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin votum.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /²vuːt.ɵm/

Noun

votum n

vote

Declension

Declension of votum
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	votum	votumet	votum	votumen
Genitive	votums	votumets	votums	votumens

Derived terms

Related terms

References