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Webster 1913 Edition
Punctum
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Punc′tum
,Noun.
[L., a point.]
A point.
‖Punctum cæcum
. [L., blind point.]
(Anat.)
Same as
– Blind spot
, under Blind
. ‖Punctum proximum
, near point. See under
– Point
. ‖Punctum remotum
, far point. See under
– Point
. ‖Punctum vegetationis
[L., point of vegetation]
(Bot.)
, the terminal cell of a stem, or of a leaf bud, from which new growth originates.
Definition 2024
punctum
punctum
Latin
Etymology
Neuter form of punctus, the perfect passive participle of pungō (“puncture”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpunk.tum/
Noun
punctum n (genitive punctī); second declension
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | punctum | puncta |
| genitive | punctī | punctōrum |
| dative | punctō | punctīs |
| accusative | punctum | puncta |
| ablative | punctō | punctīs |
| vocative | punctum | puncta |
Descendants
References
- punctum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- punctum in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- PUNCTUM in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “punctum”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.