votum

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Latin

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Etymology 1

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From voveō (vow).

Noun

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vōtum n (genitive vōtī); second declension

  1. promise, dedication, vow, solemn pledge
    Synonyms: pignus, fīdūcia
  2. determination, will, desire
  3. prayer, devotion
    Synonym: prex
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Etymology 2

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Participle

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vōtum

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

References

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  • votum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • votum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • votum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • votum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • (ambiguous) to wish any one a prosperous journey: aliquem proficiscentem votis ominibusque prosequi (vid. sect. VI. 11, note Prosequi...)
    • (ambiguous) to make a vow: vota facere, nuncupare, suscipere, concipere
    • (ambiguous) to accomplish, pay a vow: vota solvere, persolvere, reddere
    • (ambiguous) to have to pay a vow; to obtain one's wish: voti damnari, compotem fieri
  • vow”, in The Century Dictionary [], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Latin votum.

Noun

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votum n (definite singular votumet, indefinite plural vota, definite plural votaene)

  1. a vote

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Latin votum.

Noun

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votum n (definite singular votumet, indefinite plural votum, definite plural votuma)

  1. a vote

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Swedish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin votum.

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votum n

  1. vote

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