exemplum
Similar formation as exēmptus, perfect passive participle of eximō (“take out, take away”)
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ekˈsem.plum/, [ɛkˈs̠ɛmpɫ̪ʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ekˈsem.plum/, [eɡˈzɛmplum]
Noun
exemplum n (genitive exemplī); second declension
- a sample, example
- (in particular) a warning example, deterrent [ synonyms ▲]
- Synonyms: documentum, monitus
- esse in exemplō ― to serve as a warning
- torture, exemplary penalty, chastisement [ synonyms ▲]
- Synonyms: cruciātus, pūnītiō, mercēs, poena, supplicium, sanctio, vindicātiō, pretium, animadversus, malum
- deed, memorable circumstance
- precedent, case, custom [ synonyms ▲]
- depiction, paint
- confrontation, comparison
- a copy or transcript
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | exemplum | exempla |
| Genitive | exemplī | exemplōrum |
| Dative | exemplō | exemplīs |
| Accusative | exemplum | exempla |
| Ablative | exemplō | exemplīs |
| Vocative | exemplum | exempla |