LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

algorismus

algorismus m (genitive algorismī)
Classical[aɫ.ɡɔˈrɪs.mʊs]Ecclesiastical[al.ɡoˈriz.mus]

Meaning

  1. masculinealgorithm

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativealgorismusalgorismī
genitivealgorismīalgorismōrum
dativealgorismōalgorismīs
accusativealgorismumalgorismōs
ablativealgorismōalgorismīs
vocativealgorismealgorismī

Origins

From Arabic الخَوَارِزْمِيّ (al-ḵawārizmiyy), the nisba of Persian mathematician Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi. Doublet of chorasmius.

Descendants
  • Catalanalgorisme
  • Frenchalgorithmefrom Old French algorisme
  • Romanianalgoritmfrom Old French algorisme
  • Englishalgorithmfrom Old French algorisme
  • Portuguesealgoritmofrom Old French algorisme
  • Englishalgorismfrom Old French algorisme
  • Englishaugrimfrom Old French algorisme
  • GermanAlgorithmus
  • Italianalgoritmo
  • Spanishalgoritmo

In English words that came into English from algorismus

  • algorithmalgorismus
  • algorismalgorismus

Quick answers

What does algorismus mean in Latin?
algorismus, a noun, means “algorithm”.
What is the genitive of algorismus?
The genitive singular is algorismī. algorismus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce algorismus?
In classical Latin, [aɫ.ɡɔˈrɪs.mʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [al.ɡoˈriz.mus].