individuum
See also: Individuum
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin indīviduum, noun use of neuter singular of indīviduus (“indivisible”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪndɪˈvɪdjuːəm/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɪndɪˈvɪduəm/
Noun edit
individuum (plural individuums or individua)
- An indivisible entity.
- A single individual person or thing.
- 1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 12, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC:
- it seemeth unlikely, that God hath framed this peece of worke alone without a fellow; and that the matter of this forme hath wholly beene spent in this only Individuum […].
Czech edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
individuum n
- individual
- Synonym: jedinec
Declension edit
Declension of individuum (semisoft neuter foreign)
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | individuum | individua |
genitive | individua | individuí |
dative | individuu | individuím |
accusative | individuum | individua |
vocative | individuum | individua |
locative | individuu | individuích |
instrumental | individuem | individui |
Related terms edit
- See divize
Further reading edit
- individuum in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- individuum in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- individuum in Internetová jazyková příručka
Latin edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /in.diːˈu̯i.du.um/, [ɪn̪d̪iːˈu̯ɪd̪uʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /in.diˈvi.du.um/, [in̪d̪iˈviːd̪uːm]
Noun edit
indīviduum n (genitive indīviduī); second declension
Declension edit
Second-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | indīviduum | indīvidua |
Genitive | indīviduī | indīviduōrum |
Dative | indīviduō | indīviduīs |
Accusative | indīviduum | indīvidua |
Ablative | indīviduō | indīviduīs |
Vocative | indīviduum | indīvidua |
Adjective edit
indīviduum
- inflection of indīviduus:
References edit
- “individuum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
Serbo-Croatian edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
indivíduum m (Cyrillic spelling индиви́дуум)
Declension edit
Declension of individuum
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | individuum | individuumi |
genitive | individuuma | individuuma |
dative | individuumu | individuumima |
accusative | individuuma | individuume |
vocative | individuume | individuumi |
locative | individuumu | individuumima |
instrumental | individuumom | individuumima |