Novum Testamentum
Latin
Etymology
From novum (“new”, the neuter of novus (“new”)) + testāmentum (“testament”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈnɔ.wũː tɛs.taːˈmɛn.tũː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈnɔː.vum t̪es.t̪aˈmɛn̪.t̪um]
Proper noun
Novum Testāmentum n sg (genitive Novī Testāmentī); second declension
- (biblical, Christianity) the New Testament
Declension
Second-declension adjective with a second-declension noun (neuter), singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Novum Testāmentum |
| genitive | Novī Testāmentī |
| dative | Novō Testāmentō |
| accusative | Novum Testāmentum |
| ablative | Novō Testāmentō |
| vocative | Novum Testāmentum |
Related terms
- Vetus Testāmentum (“the Old Testament”)