modulus
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Etymology
From modus (“measure; manner, way”) + -ulus (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmo.du.lus/, [ˈmɔd̪ʊɫ̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈmo.du.lus/, [ˈmɔːd̪ulus]
Noun
modulus m (genitive modulī); second declension
- Diminutive of modus (“measure, metre, mode; method”):
- a small measure or interval
- (architecture) a module
- (aqueducts) a water meter
- (music) a rhythmical measure, interval, rhythm, mode, time
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | modulus | modulī |
| Genitive | modulī | modulōrum |
| Dative | modulō | modulīs |
| Accusative | modulum | modulōs |
| Ablative | modulō | modulīs |
| Vocative | module | modulī |