obiectum
Erscheinungsbild
A substantivization of obiectus (“"cast towards", presented, exposed; "cast against", opposed”), itself the perfect passive participle of obiciō (“I throw towards or against; I expose/offer/present”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /obˈi̯ek.tum/, [ɔbˈi̯ɛkt̪ʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /obˈjek.tum/, [obˈjɛkt̪um]
Noun
obiectum n (genitive obiectī); second declension
- (that which has been "cast toward", i.e. that which has been "presented or exposed"): an object.
- (that which has been "cast against"): an accusation, a charge.
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | obiectum | obiecta |
| Genitive | obiectī | obiectōrum |
| Dative | obiectō | obiectīs |
| Accusative | obiectum | obiecta |
| Ablative | obiectō | obiectīs |
| Vocative | obiectum | obiecta |