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

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

Noun

īnsectum n (genitive īnsectī); second declension

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.

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