perpendiculum

Latin

Etymology

From perpendō (I weigh or examine carefully or exactly) + -culum.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /per.penˈdi.ku.lum/, [pɛr.pɛnˈdɪ.kʊ.ɫũ]
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Noun

perpendiculum n (genitive perpendiculī); second declension

  1. plumbline, plummet

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative perpendiculum perpendicula
Genitive perpendiculī perpendiculōrum
Dative perpendiculō perpendiculīs
Accusative perpendiculum perpendicula
Ablative perpendiculō perpendiculīs
Vocative perpendiculum perpendicula

Derived terms

References

  • perpendiculum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • perpendiculum in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • perpendiculum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • perpendiculum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • perpendiculum in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • perpendiculum in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
  • perpendiculum in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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