LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

abbreviātūra

abbreviātūra f (genitive abbreviātūrae)
Classical[ab.brɛ.wi.aːˈtuː.ra]Ecclesiastical[ab.bre.vi.aˈtuː.ra]

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latinabbreviature, abbreviation

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeabbreviātūraabbreviātūrae
genitiveabbreviātūraeabbreviātūrārum
dativeabbreviātūraeabbreviātūrīs
accusativeabbreviātūramabbreviātūrās
ablativeabbreviātūrāabbreviātūrīs
vocativeabbreviātūraabbreviātūrae

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Latinabbreviātūra

Proto-Indo-European *mreǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *mréǵʰusder. Proto-Italic *breɣʷis Latin brevis Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin breviō Latin abbreviō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin abbreviātūra From abbreviō + -tūra.

Descendants
  • Catalanabreviatura
  • GermanAbbreviatur
  • Norwegian Bokmålabbreviaturfrom German Abbreviatur
  • Polishabrewiaturafrom German Abbreviatur

In English words that came into English from abbreviātūra

  • abbreviatureabbreviātūra

Quick answers

What does abbreviātūra mean in Latin?
abbreviātūra, a noun, means “abbreviature, abbreviation”.
What is the genitive of abbreviātūra?
The genitive singular is abbreviātūrae. abbreviātūra is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce abbreviātūra?
In classical Latin, [ab.brɛ.wi.aːˈtuː.ra]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ab.bre.vi.aˈtuː.ra].
Where does abbreviātūra come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd → Proto-Italic *ad → Proto-Italic *ad- → Latin abbreviātūra.