LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

obiectum

obiectum n (genitive obiectī)
Classical[ɔbˈjɛk.tũː]Ecclesiastical[obˈjɛk.tum]

Meaning

  1. neuteran object.
  2. neuteran accusation, a charge.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeobiectumobiecta
genitiveobiectīobiectōrum
dativeobiectōobiectīs
accusativeobiectumobiecta
ablativeobiectōobiectīs
vocativeobiectumobiecta

Origins

A substantivization of obiectus (“"cast towards", presented, exposed; "cast against", opposed”), itself the perfect passive participle of obiciō (“to throw towards or against; to expose/offer/present”).

Descendants
  • Catalanobjecte
  • Englishobject
  • Englishobjectum
  • Frenchobjet
  • Italianoggetto
  • Portugueseobjeto
  • Romanianobiect
  • Spanishobjeto
  • Spanishobjecto
  • Spanishojeto

Quick answers

What does obiectum mean in Latin?
obiectum, a noun, means “an object.; an accusation, a charge.”.
What is the genitive of obiectum?
The genitive singular is obiectī. obiectum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce obiectum?
In classical Latin, [ɔbˈjɛk.tũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [obˈjɛk.tum].