LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

respōnsum

respōnsum n (genitive respōnsī)
Classical[rɛsˈpõː.sũː]Ecclesiastical[resˈpɔn.sum]
Mille Verba core vocabulary

Meaning

  1. answer, response
    ille dabat tacitīs animō respōnsa quiētō noctibus… that was giving responses to a restful mind on silent nights (The nighttime responses came from the ‘‘Maenalian deity.’’ See Mainalo and Pan (god).)8 CE, Ovidius, Fasti 4.651–652
  2. opinion, advice, consultation
  3. oracle
  4. correspondence, symmetry, proportion

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

quod respondētur.
respōnsum -ī n — in Mille Verba, Schola

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativerespōnsumrespōnsa
genitiverespōnsīrespōnsōrum
dativerespōnsōrespōnsīs
accusativerespōnsumrespōnsa
ablativerespōnsōrespōnsīs
vocativerespōnsumrespōnsa

rēsponsum, i, v. respondeo
I. fin.

Origins

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinrespōnsum

Proto-Indo-European *spend- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *spondéyeti Proto-Italic *spondejō Proto-Italic *spondeō Latin spondeō Latin respondeō Latin respōnsum From respondeō.

Descendants
  • Catalanrespons
  • Englishresponse
  • Frenchréponse
  • Italianresponso
  • Portugueseresponso
  • Romanianrăspuns
  • Spanishresponso
  • Dutchrespons
  • Normanrêponse

Quick answers

What does respōnsum mean in Latin?
respōnsum, a noun, means “answer, response; opinion, advice, consultation; oracle”.
What is the genitive of respōnsum?
The genitive singular is respōnsī. respōnsum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce respōnsum?
In classical Latin, [rɛsˈpõː.sũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [resˈpɔn.sum].
Where does respōnsum come from?
Proto-Italic *wre- → Latin respōnsum.