LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

documentum

documentum n (genitive documentī)
Classical[dɔ.kʊˈmɛn.tũː]Ecclesiastical[do.kuˈmɛn.tum]

Meaning

  1. neuterlesson
  2. neuterinstruction
  3. neuterwarning
  4. Medieval Latinneuterdocument

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedocumentumdocumenta
genitivedocumentīdocumentōrum
dativedocumentōdocumentīs
accusativedocumentumdocumenta
ablativedocumentōdocumentīs
vocativedocumentumdocumenta

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

documento, indicio est (without demonstr. pron. but cui rei documento, indicio est)
this shows, proves...

dŏcŭmentum, i (dŏcŭmen, Lucr. 6, 392;
I. and dŏcĭmen, Ter. Maur. p. 2425 P.), n. doceo: documenta quae exempla docendi causa dicuntur, Varr. L. L. 6, § 62 Müll., a lesson, example (either for instruction or warning); a pattern, warning; a proof, instance, specimen, etc. (class.).
(a). With gen.: P. Rutilius documentum fuit hominibus nostris virtutis, antiquitatis, prudentiae, Cic. Rab. Post. 10, 27; cf. Suet. Aug. 51: humanorum casuum, Liv. 45, 40, 6: periculi, id. 1, 52, 4: fidei dare, id. 22, 39: eloquentiae dare, 45, 37: patientiae dare, Tac. Agr. 2; cf. id. H. 4, 60: judicii mei, id. ib. 1, 15: cavendae similis injuriae, Liv. 3, 50: sui dare, id. 32, 7; Curt. 7, 11, 5: multa egregii principis dare, Suet. Galb. 14; cf. Vell. 2, 42: quarum rerum maxuma documenta haec habeo quod, etc., Sall. C. 9, 4: omnis exempli, Liv. praef. § 10: esse documentum adversus aliquid, id. 9, 46, 8: satis ego documenti in omnes casus sum, id. 30, 30, 16: alicujus rei esse documento, Quint. 7, 1, 2.—
(b). With a rel. or interrog. clause: dederas enim, quam contemneres populares insanias, jam inde ab adolescentia documenta maxima, Cic. Mil. 8 fin.: documentum capere, quid esset victis extimescendum, id. Phil. 11, 2, 5: habeat me ipsum sibi documento, quae vitae via facillime viros bonos ad honorem perducat, id. Agr. 1, 9 fin.: quantum in bello fortuna posset, esse documento, Caes. B. C. 3, 10, 6; Liv. 45, 44: se documento futurum utrum ... an, etc., id. 3, 56 fin.; cf. Tac. A. 13, 6 fin.: haud sane, cur ad majora tibi fidamus, documenti quicquam dedisti, Liv. 24, 8.—With acc. and inf.: ut (Cato) esset hominibus documento, ea quoque percipi posse, etc., Quint. 12, 11, 23.—
(g). With ne or ut: illis documentum dabo, ne, etc., Plaut. Capt. 3, 5, 94; so, documentum esse, ne, Liv. 21, 19, 10; * Hor. S. 1, 4, 110: documento esse, ne, Liv. 7, 6, 11: ceteris, ut parcius instarent, fuere documentum, Curt. 8, 14, 14.—
(d). Absol.: singulis effossis oculis domum remittit, ut sint reliquis documento, Caes. B. G. 7, 4 fin.; Liv. 5, 51; 24, 8 fin.; Quint. 6, 3, 10; 11, 3, 4 al.: infidus socius ... ad Fabiorum Pyrrhive proditorem tertium transfugis documentum esset, Liv. 24, 45, 3: aequitate deum erga bona malaque documenta, Tac. A. 16, 33.

Origins

From the verb doceō (“teach”) + -mentum.

Descendants
  • Catalandocument
  • Englishdocument
  • Frenchdocument
  • Romaniandocumentfrom French document
  • Italiandocumento
  • Occitandocument
  • Portuguesedocumento
  • Spanishdocumento
  • Irishdoiciméadfrom English document
  • Afrikaansdokumentfrom Dutch document

Quick answers

What does documentum mean in Latin?
documentum, a noun, means “lesson; instruction; warning”.
What is the genitive of documentum?
The genitive singular is documentī. documentum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce documentum?
In classical Latin, [dɔ.kʊˈmɛn.tũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [do.kuˈmɛn.tum].