Datum

== German == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin datum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdaːtʊm/ Hyphenation: Da‧tum === Noun === Datum n (strong, genitive Datums, plural Daten) (chiefly in the singular) date (specific day for an event to take place) Synonym: Tag (chiefly in the plural) datum (singular piece of information, especially numerical) Synonym: Datenpunkt ==== Usage notes ==== While formally the same lemma, most speakers will use the two senses as singular-only and plural-only respectively, using alternative phrasings like Datenpunkt for a singular datum and Tage to refer to multiple dates. In a software context, where data, dates, and data consisting of dates are all common, nonstandard plural constructions like Datümer may be encountered that specifically refer to sense 1. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== datieren Date === Further reading === “Datum”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “Datum” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “Datum” in Duden online Datum on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de “Datum” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961. == Latin == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek Δάτον (Dáton). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈda.tũː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈdaː.tum] === Proper noun === Datum n sg (genitive Datī); second declension A town of Macedonia famous for its goldmines ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, singular only. === References === “Datum”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly == Luxembourgish == === Etymology === From German Datum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈdaːtum] === Noun === Datum m (plural Datumer or Datumen or Daten) date (specific day of the calendar) ==== Usage notes ==== In Luxembourgish, the form Daten is chiefly a plurale tantum meaning “data”, but it also occurs in this sense, albeit it rarely.