pandectes
Latin
Alternative forms
- pandecta
Etymology
From Ancient Greek πανδέκτης (pandéktēs, “all-receiver, encyclopedia”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /panˈdek.teːs/, [pän̪ˈd̪ɛkt̪eːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /panˈdek.tes/, [pän̪ˈd̪ɛkt̪es]
Noun
pandectēs m (genitive pandectae); first declension
- A book that contains everything, encyclopedia.
Declension
First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ēs).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | pandectēs | pandectae |
| Genitive | pandectae | pandectārum |
| Dative | pandectae | pandectīs |
| Accusative | pandectēn | pandectās |
| Ablative | pandectē | pandectīs |
| Vocative | pandectē | pandectae |
Synonyms
Descendants
References
- “pandectes”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- pandectes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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