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Intervallum
‖
Inˊter-val′lum
,Noun.
pl.
Intervallums
(#)
, L. Intervalla
(#)
. [L.]
An interval.
[R.]
And a’ shall laugh without
intervallums
. Shakespeare
In one of these
intervalla
. Chillingworth.
Definition 2024
intervallum
intervallum
English
Noun
intervallum (plural intervallums or intervalla)
- An interval.
- Shakespeare
- And a' shall laugh without intervallums.
- Chillingworth
- In one of these intervalla.
- Shakespeare
Latin
Etymology
From inter (“between”) + vallum (“a rampart”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /in.terˈwal.lum/, [ɪn.tɛrˈwal.lũ]
Noun
intervallum n (genitive intervallī); second declension
- The open space within the vallum of a camp or between palisades or ramparts.
- interval, distance
- interval of time, pause, intermission
- difference
- (music) interval
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | intervallum | intervalla |
| genitive | intervallī | intervallōrum |
| dative | intervallō | intervallīs |
| accusative | intervallum | intervalla |
| ablative | intervallō | intervallīs |
| vocative | intervallum | intervalla |
Related terms
- intervectus
- intervellō
Descendants
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References
- intervallum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- intervallum in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “intervallum”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to be equidistant: paribus intervallis distare
- at a great distance: longo spatio, intervallo interiecto
- to be separated by an immense interval of space and time: intervallo locorum et temporum disiunctum esse
- after a fairly long interval: satis longo intervallo
- to be equidistant: paribus intervallis distare