LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

scrīptum

scrīptum n (genitive scrīptī)
Classical[ˈskriːp.tũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈskrip.tum]

Meaning

  1. text; anything written, writing

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Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativescrīptumscrīpta
genitivescrīptīscrīptōrum
dativescrīptōscrīptīs
accusativescrīptumscrīpta
ablativescrīptōscrīptīs
vocativescrīptumscrīpta

scriptum, i, v. scribo
I. fin.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)ker-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*(s)kreybʰ-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*(s)kréybʰeti
  4. Proto-Italic*skreiβō
  5. Latinscrīptum

Latin scrīptum Perfect participle of scrībō (“write”).

Descendants
  • Catalanescrit
  • Frenchécrit
  • GermanSkript, Skriptum
  • Italianscritto
  • Portugueseescrito
  • Romanianscript
  • Spanishescrito
  • Englishscript
  • Venetanscrito
  • Proto-West Germanic*skrifti

Quick answers

What does scrīptum mean in Latin?
scrīptum, a noun, means “text; anything written, writing”.
What is the genitive of scrīptum?
The genitive singular is scrīptī. scrīptum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce scrīptum?
In classical Latin, [ˈskriːp.tũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈskrip.tum].
Where does scrīptum come from?
Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-? → Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreybʰ- → Proto-Indo-European *(s)kréybʰeti → Proto-Italic *skreiβō → Latin scrīptum.