LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

organum

organum n (genitive organī)
Classical[ˈɔr.ɡa.nũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈɔr.ɡa.num]

Meaning

  1. neuteran implement, instrument, tool
  2. neuterany musical instrument

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeorganumorgana
genitiveorganīorganōrum
dativeorganōorganīs
accusativeorganumorgana
ablativeorganōorganīs
vocativeorganumorgana

orgănum, i, n., = ὄργανον,
I. an implement, instrument, engine of any kind (mostly post-Aug.), Col. 3, 13, 12.—Of military or architectonic engines (whereas machina denotes one of a larger size and more complicated construction), Vitr. 10, 1.—Of musical instruments, a pipe, Quint. 11, 3, 20; 9, 4, 10; Juv. 6, 3, 80; Vulg. Gen. 4, 21; id. 2 Par. 34, 12 et saep.—Of hydraulic engines, an organ, water-organ: organa hydraulica, Suet. Ner. 41: aquatica, Mythogr. Lat. 3, 12.—Of a church-organ, Cass. Expos. in Psa. 150; Aug. Enarr. in Psa. 150, n. 7.—
B. Transf.: organum oris, the tongue of a man, Prud. στεφ. 10, 2.—
II. Trop., an implement, instrument, Quint. 1, 2, 30.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *werǵ-der. Ancient Greek ὄργανον (órganon)bor. Latin organum Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὄργανον (órganon, “organ, instrument, tool”).

Elsewhere
  • Italianorgano
  • Italianargano
  • Englishorganfrom Old French organe
  • Portugueseórgãofrom Old Galician-Portuguese *orgão
  • Portugueseorgofrom Old Galician-Portuguese *orgão
  • Spanishórganofrom Old Spanish huérgano
  • Catalanorgue
  • Englishorganum
  • Frenchorgue
  • Englishorguefrom French orgue
Old Occitan
  • Catalanòrgan
  • Occitanorgan
Old Leonese
  • Asturianmuérganu
  • Asturianórganu
Rhaeto-Romance
  • Friulianorgan
  • Friulianargagn
  • Friulianorghin
  • Friulianvuarzine

In English words that came into English from organum

  • organorganum
  • organicorganicus
  • organizeorganizō
  • organumorganum
  • orgueorganum

Quick answers

What does organum mean in Latin?
organum, a noun, means “an implement, instrument, tool; any musical instrument”.
What is the genitive of organum?
The genitive singular is organī. organum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce organum?
In classical Latin, [ˈɔr.ɡa.nũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɔr.ɡa.num].
Which English words come from organum?
English words that go back to Latin organum include organ, organum, orgue, organic and organize.