LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuterthird declension

diplōma

diplōma n (genitive diplōmatis)
Classical[dɪˈpɫoː.ma]Ecclesiastical[diˈplɔː.ma]

Meaning

  1. letter of recommendation
  2. a document drawn up by a magistrate, assuring to the holder some favor or privilege, a diploma

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativediplōmadiplōmata
genitivediplōmatisdiplōmatum
dativediplōmatīdiplōmatibus
accusativediplōmadiplōmata
ablativediplōmatediplōmatibus
vocativediplōmadiplōmata

dī^plōma, ătis (dat. and
I. abl. plur. regul. diplomatibus, Tac. H. 2, 65; Plin. Ep. 10, 122; Suet. Aug. 50; Murat. Inscr. 885, 4), n., = δίπλωμα, a letter folded double, viz.,
I. A state letter of recommendation given to persons travelling to the provinces, Cic. Fam. 6, 12, 3; id. Att. 10, 17, 4; id. Pis. 37; Tac. H. 2, 54; Plin. Ep. 10, 14 al.—
II. In gen., a document drawn up by a magistrate, assuring to the holder some favor or privilege, a diploma, Suet. Aug. 50; id. Calig. 38; Sen. Clem. 1, 10 fin.; Dig. 48, 10, 27 al.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Latindiplōma

Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *dwís Ancient Greek δῐ́ς (dĭ́s) Ancient Greek -πλόος (-plóos) Ancient Greek διπλόος (diplóos) Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-oyétider.? Ancient Greek -όω (-óō) Ancient Greek δῐπλόω (dĭplóō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *-mə Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek δίπλωμα (díplōma)bor. Latin diplōma Borrowed from Ancient Greek δίπλωμα (díplōma, “folded paper, license”).

Elsewhere
  • Catalandiploma
  • Frenchdiplôme
  • GermanDiplomfrom French diplôme
  • Italiandiploma
  • Portuguesediploma
  • Romaniandiplomă
  • Spanishdiploma
  • Englishdiploma
  • Arabicدِبْلُومfrom French diplôme
  • Arabicدِبْلُومَةfrom French diplôme
Serbo-Croatian
  • Cyrillic scriptдипло́ма
  • Latin scriptdiplóma

In English words that came into English from diplōma

  • diplomacydiplōma
  • diplomadiplōma

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesDiplomaDiploma This word--which, like δίπτυχα, signified two tablets fastened together, as far as mere outward form is concerned--is fully treated of under D…

Quick answers

What does diplōma mean in Latin?
diplōma, a noun, means “letter of recommendation; a document drawn up by a magistrate, assuring to the holder some favor or privilege, a diploma”.
What is the genitive of diplōma?
The genitive singular is diplōmatis. diplōma is neuter, third declension.
How do you pronounce diplōma?
In classical Latin, [dɪˈpɫoː.ma]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [diˈplɔː.ma].
Where does diplōma come from?
Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ → Latin diplōma.