gerundium
Erscheinungsbild
From gerendus (“which is to be carried out”), future passive participle (gerundive) of gerō (“carry, bear”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ɡeˈrun.di.um/, [ɡɛˈrʊn̪d̪iʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /d͡ʒeˈrun.di.um/, [d͡ʒeˈrun̪d̪ium]
Noun
gerundium n (genitive gerundiī or gerundī); second declension
- (grammar) the gerund, in latin a verbal noun inflected in the accusative, genitive, dative and ablative cases used to convey different verbal meanings. Not to be confused with the gerundīvum (future passive participle).
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | gerundium | gerundia |
| Genitive | gerundiī gerundī1 |
gerundiōrum |
| Dative | gerundiō | gerundiīs |
| Accusative | gerundium | gerundia |
| Ablative | gerundiō | gerundiīs |
| Vocative | gerundium | gerundia |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).