LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

chīrographum

chīrographum n (genitive chīrographī)
Classical[kʰiːˈrɔ.ɡra.pʰũː]Ecclesiastical[kiˈrɔː.ɡra.fum]

Meaning

  1. one's handwriting; autograph
  2. manuscript

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativechīrographum
chīrografum		chīrographa
chīrografa
genitivechīrographī
chīrografī		chīrographōrum
chīrografōrum
dativechīrographō
chīrografō		chīrographīs
chīrografīs
accusativechīrographum
chīrografum		chīrographa
chīrografa
ablativechīrographō
chīrografō		chīrographīs
chīrografīs
vocativechīrographum
chīrografum		chīrographa
chīrografa

chīrŏgrăphum, i, n. (access. form * chīrŏgrăphus, i, m., sc. libellus or codex, Fulvius ap. Quint. 6, 3, 100 Spald., together with chirographum, Quint. ib. 5, 13, 8; and chīrŏgrăphon, i, n., Sid. Carm. 16, 56), = χειρόγραφον.
I. One's own handwriting, autograph; pure Lat. manus (in good prose; freq. in Cic.): extrema pagella pupugit me tuo chirographo, Cic. Fam. 2, 13, 3; Planc. ib. 10, 21, 3; Cic. Phil. 1, 7, 16; 2, 4, 8: neque utar meo chirographo neque signo, id. Att. 2, 20, 5: imitari, id. N. D. 3, 30, 74 al.—
II. Meton (abstr. pro concr.), that which is written with one's own hand: credidi chirographis ejus (assurances in his own handwriting), Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 21, 1; so, Cic. Fam. 2, 13, 3; id. Brut. 80, 277; id. Fam. 12, 1, 2; id. Phil. 1, 7, 16; Quint. 9, 2, 73; Suet. Aug. 87; id. Tib. 6; id. Calig. 24.—
B. In the lang. of business, t. t., a bond, surety, or obligation under one's own hand (diff. from syngrapha, q. v.; not found with this meaning in Cic.), Gai Inst. 3, 134; Dig. 20, 1, 26; 49, 14, 3; Suet. Caes. 17; id. Calig. 12; id. Dom. 1; Gell. 14, 2, 7.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek χειρόγραφος (kheirógraphos).

Descendants
  • Frenchchirographefrom Old French cyrografe
  • Englishchirographfrom Old French cyrografe
  • Englishchirographyfrom Old French cyrografe
  • Italianchirografo
  • GermanChirograph
  • Old Englishcyrographum
  • Polishcyrograf

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesChirographumChirographum the Latin equivalent of the Greek word χειρόγραφον, means, in its original and widest sense, a document in the handwriting of a person in…

Quick answers

What does chīrographum mean in Latin?
chīrographum, a noun, means “one's handwriting; autograph; manuscript”.
What is the genitive of chīrographum?
The genitive singular is chīrographī. chīrographum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce chīrographum?
In classical Latin, [kʰiːˈrɔ.ɡra.pʰũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kiˈrɔː.ɡra.fum].