carminum

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkar.mi.num/, [ˈkärmɪnʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkar.mi.num/, [ˈkärminum]

Etymology 1

Noun

carminum

1. genitive plural of carmen

Etymology 2

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Back-formation from carmina, the nominative/accusative plural of the third-declension noun carmen.

Noun

carminum n (genitive carminī); second declension

1. (New Latin) song, poem
   • 1670, Antonius De Arena Provençalis, De Bragardissima Villa de Soleriis. Ad suos compagnones studiantes, qui sunt de persona friantes, bassas Dansas & Branlos practicantes, nouuellos quamplurimos mandat. Nova Novorum Novissima, Sive Poemata Stylo Macaronico., page 155:

     In nuptiis iuris et medicinae doctorum / Omnia sunt plena carminorum.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 1600s, Cornelius a Lapide, Commentarii in Sacram Scripturam, Tomus X: Acts, James, Epistles of John, the Apocalypse, p 1360: Et Sybilla lib. 6. Carminum:

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

	singular	plural
nominative	carminum	carmina
genitive	carminī	carminōrum
dative	carminō	carminīs
accusative	carminum	carmina
ablative	carminō	carminīs
vocative	carminum	carmina