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noun · neutersecond declension

īdōlum

īdōlum n (genitive īdōlī)
Classical[iːˈdoː.ɫũː]Ecclesiastical[iˈdɔː.lum]

Meaning

  1. image, form, especially a spectre, apparition or ghost
  2. Late Latinidol

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeīdōlumīdōla
genitiveīdōlīīdōlōrum
dativeīdōlōīdōlīs
accusativeīdōlumīdōla
ablativeīdōlōīdōlīs
vocativeīdōlumīdōla

īdōlum or -on, i, n., = εἴδωλον.
I. an image, form, esp. a spectre, apparition, ghost: idola atque atomos vincere Epicuri volam, Lucil. ap. Non. 478, 29: mox apparebat idolon, senex macie et squalore confectus, etc., Plin. Ep. 7, 27, 5 (in Cic. Fin. 1, 6, 21; Fam. 15, 16, 1 and 2, written as Greek).—
II. In the Church fathers, an idol: idolorum cultor, Aug. in. Psa. 78, 3; id. Serm. 123, 3: venerator idolorum, id. Conf. 8, 2: deficere a cultu idolorum, Lact. Mort. Pers. 2, 6; Tert. Idol. 1 sq.; id. Spect. 13 et saep.—Scanned īdŏlum, Prud. adv. Symm. 2, 48; Sedul. 5, 146 al.

Origins

From Ancient Greek εἴδωλον (eídōlon, “image; idol”), from εἶδος (eîdos, “form”).

Descendants
  • Catalanídol
  • Italianidolo
  • Frenchidolefrom Old French idole
  • Englishidolfrom Old French idole
  • Englishaidorufrom Old French idole
  • Englishidorufrom Old French idole
  • Englishidollfrom Old French idole
  • Portugueseídolofrom Old Galician-Portuguese ydolo
  • Spanishídolo
  • Englishidolum

In English words that came into English from īdōlum

  • idolīdōlum
  • idolumīdōlum
  • idolomancyīdōlum

Quick answers

What does īdōlum mean in Latin?
īdōlum, a noun, means “image, form, especially a spectre, apparition or ghost; idol”.
What is the genitive of īdōlum?
The genitive singular is īdōlī. īdōlum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce īdōlum?
In classical Latin, [iːˈdoː.ɫũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [iˈdɔː.lum].
Which English words come from īdōlum?
English words that go back to Latin īdōlum include idol, idolum and idolomancy.