abortum

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /aˈbor.tum/, [äˈbɔrt̪ʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /aˈbor.tum/, [äˈbɔrt̪um]

Etymology 1

From abortus (“miscarriage; unfinished piece”).

Noun

abortum

1. accusative singular of abortus

Etymology 2

From abortus, perfect active participle of aborior (“pass away; miscarry”).

Participle

abortum

1. inflection of abortus:
   1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular
   2. accusative masculine singular

References

• “abortum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• abortum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.