vertebrum
Latin
Etymology
Neuter form of vertebra (“a joint”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈwɛr.tɛ.brũː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈvɛr.t̪e.brum]
Noun
vertebrum n (genitive vertebrī); second declension (Late Latin)
Inflection
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | vertebrum | vertebra |
| genitive | vertebrī | vertebrōrum |
| dative | vertebrō | vertebrīs |
| accusative | vertebrum | vertebra |
| ablative | vertebrō | vertebrīs |
| vocative | vertebrum | vertebra |
References
- “vertebra”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press