Forum
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *fworom, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰworom (“enclosure, courtyard, i.e. something enclosed by the door, or the place outside, i.e. through the door”), from *dʰwer- (“door, gate”).
Cognate with foris, forās, Old Church Slavonic дворъ (dvorŭ, “court, courtyard”), Sanskrit द्वार (dvā́ra, “door, gate, passage”) and Lithuanian dvãras (“estate”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈfo.rum/, [ˈfɔrʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈfo.rum/, [ˈfɔːrum]
Noun
forum n (genitive forī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | forum | fora |
| Genitive | forī | forōrum |
| Dative | forō | forīs |
| Accusative | forum | fora |
| Ablative | forō | forīs |
| Vocative | forum | fora |