What does īnsectum mean in Latin?

īnsectum, a noun, means “insect”.

What is the genitive of īnsectum?

The genitive singular is īnsectī. īnsectum is neuter, second declension.

In classical Latin, [ĩːˈsɛk.tũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [inˈsɛk.tum].

noun · neutersecond declension

īnsectum n (genitive īnsectī)

Classical[ĩːˈsɛk.tũː]Ecclesiastical[inˈsɛk.tum]

insectum, i, n., v. 1. inseco

I. fin.

From īnsectus (“cut into, cut up, with a notched or divided body”), calque of Ancient Greek ἔντομον (éntomon).