LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

prōtocollum

prōtocollum n (genitive prōtocollī)
Classical[proː.tɔˈkɔl.lũː]Ecclesiastical[pro.toˈkɔl.lum]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinthe first sheet of a volume on which contents and errata were written

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeprōtocollumprōtocolla
genitiveprōtocollīprōtocollōrum
dativeprōtocollōprōtocollīs
accusativeprōtocollumprōtocolla
ablativeprōtocollōprōtocollīs
vocativeprōtocollumprōtocolla

Origins

From Byzantine Greek πρωτόκολλον (prōtókollon, “first sheet glued onto a manuscript”), from πρῶτος (prôtos, “first”) + κόλλα (kólla, “glue”).

Descendants
  • Catalanprotocol
  • Englishprotocolfrom Middle French protocole
  • Frenchprotocolefrom Middle French protocole
  • Italianprotocollo
  • Spanishprotocolo
  • Romanianprotocol
  • Portugueseprotocolo

In English words that came into English from prōtocollum

  • protocolprōtocollum

Quick answers

What does prōtocollum mean in Latin?
prōtocollum, a noun, means “the first sheet of a volume on which contents and errata were written”.
What is the genitive of prōtocollum?
The genitive singular is prōtocollī. prōtocollum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce prōtocollum?
In classical Latin, [proː.tɔˈkɔl.lũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [pro.toˈkɔl.lum].