votum
See also: Votum
Indonesian
Etymology
- Learned borrowing from Latin vōtum (“promise, dedication, vow, solemn pledge; determination, will, desire; prayer, devotion”).
- Semantic loan from English vote (“formalized choice”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈvotum/ [ˈfo.t̪ʊm]
- Rhymes: -otum
- Syllabification: vo‧tum
Noun
votum (plural votum-votum)
- (literally) a vow or promise made to a deity
- vote:
- (Protestantism) a public declaration of dependence on God that takes place at the beginning of a service in reformed worship
Derived terms
- votum kepercayaan
Further reading
- “votum” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈwoː.tũː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈvɔː.t̪um]
Etymology 1
From voveō (“vow”).
Noun
vōtum n (genitive vōtī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | vōtum | vōta |
| genitive | vōtī | vōtōrum |
| dative | vōtō | vōtīs |
| accusative | vōtum | vōta |
| ablative | vōtō | vōtīs |
| vocative | vōtum | vōta |
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
Descendants
- Italo-Romance:
- Gallo-Italic:
- Piedmontese: vut
- Gallo-Romance:
- Ibero-Romance:
- Borrowings:
Etymology 2
Participle
vōtum
- inflection of vōtus:
- accusative masculine singular
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular
References
- “votum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “votum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- "votum", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- votum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
- (ambiguous) to wish any one a prosperous journey: aliquem proficiscentem votis ominibusque prosequi (vid. sect. VI. 11, note Prosequi...)
- (ambiguous) to make a vow: vota facere, nuncupare, suscipere, concipere
- (ambiguous) to accomplish, pay a vow: vota solvere, persolvere, reddere
- (ambiguous) to have to pay a vow; to obtain one's wish: voti damnari, compotem fieri
- (ambiguous) to wish any one a prosperous journey: aliquem proficiscentem votis ominibusque prosequi (vid. sect. VI. 11, note Prosequi...)
- William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “vow”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Noun
votum n (definite singular votumet, indefinite plural vota, definite plural votaene)
- a vote
Synonyms
Derived terms
References
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Noun
votum n (definite singular votumet, indefinite plural votum, definite plural votuma)
- a vote
Synonyms
Derived terms
References
- “votum” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²vuːt.ɵm/
Noun
votum n
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | votum | votums |
| definite | votumet | votumets | |
| plural | indefinite | votum | votums |
| definite | votumen | votumens |