Verbum

See also: verbum

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin verbum (word; verb). Doublet of Wort.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɛʁbʊm/
  • (file)

Noun

Verbum n (strong, genitive Verbums, plural Verba)

  1. (dated) word
    Synonym: Wort
    • 1906, Hermann Hesse, Unterm Rad [Beneath the Wheel], Berlin: S. Fischer:
      Der Knabe dachte an den Konfirmationssonntag, der kürzlich gewesen war und an dem er sich dabei ertappt hatte, daß er mitten in der Feierlichkeit und Rührung innerlich ein griechisches Verbum memorierte.
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  2. (grammar, higher register) verb
    Synonyms: Verb, Zeitwort, Tätigkeitswort

Declension

Hyponyms

Further reading

  • Verbum” in Duden online
  • Verbum” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Latin

Etymology

From verbum, a calque of λόγος (lógos).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Verbum n sg (genitive Verbī); second declension

  1. (Ecclesiastical Latin) the Word (epithet of Christ, the Second Person of the Trinity)

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter), singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Verbum
Genitive Verbī
Dative Verbō
Accusative Verbum
Ablative Verbō
Vocative Verbum
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