LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

nōmenclātūra

nōmenclātūra f (genitive nōmenclātūrae)
Classical[noː.mɛŋ.kɫaːˈtuː.ra]Ecclesiastical[no.meŋ.klaˈtuː.ra]

Meaning

  1. a calling by name
  2. a list of names
  3. nomenclature

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativenōmenclātūranōmenclātūrae
genitivenōmenclātūraenōmenclātūrārum
dativenōmenclātūraenōmenclātūrīs
accusativenōmenclātūramnōmenclātūrās
ablativenōmenclātūrānōmenclātūrīs
vocativenōmenclātūranōmenclātūrae

nōmenclātūra, ae, f. id.,
I. a calling by name, a list of names, nomenclature (Plinian), Plin. H. N. 3 prooem. § 2; id. 21, 9, 28, § 52.

Origins

From nōmen (“name”) + calō (“call together”) + -tūra.

Descendants
  • Catalannomenclatura
  • Englishnomenclature
  • Frenchnomenclature
  • GermanNomenklatur
  • Italiannomenclatura
  • Portuguesenomenclatura
  • Romaniannomenclatură
  • Englishnomenklaturafrom Russian номенклату́ра
  • Spanishnomenclatura
  • Czechnomenklatura

In English words that came into English from nōmenclātūra

  • nomenclaturenōmenclātūra
  • nomenklaturanōmenclātūra

Quick answers

What does nōmenclātūra mean in Latin?
nōmenclātūra, a noun, means “a calling by name; a list of names; nomenclature”.
What is the genitive of nōmenclātūra?
The genitive singular is nōmenclātūrae. nōmenclātūra is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce nōmenclātūra?
In classical Latin, [noː.mɛŋ.kɫaːˈtuː.ra]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [no.meŋ.klaˈtuː.ra].