fatum

== Latin == === Etymology === From fātus, from for (“speak”). Compare typologically Russian рок (rok) (< Proto-Slavic *rokъ, akin to *reťi). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈfaː.tũː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈfaː.tum] === Verb === fātum accusative supine of for === Participle === fātum inflection of fātus: nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular accusative masculine singular === Noun === fātum m accusative singular of fātus === Noun === fātum n (genitive fātī); second declension destiny, fate, lot Synonyms: fortūna, sors, necessitās alicuius fatum est/ alicui fatum est + infinitive ― someone is fated to ... (in the plural) death Synonyms: mors, fūnus, exitus, perniciēs, interitus, somnus, fīnis, sopor (of a god) speech utterance, declaration, proclamation, prediction, prophecy Synonyms: praedictiō, praedictum, prophētīa ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun (neuter). ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== === References === “fatum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press fatum in Enrico Olivetti, editor (2003-2026), Dizionario Latino, Olivetti Media Communication “fatum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “fatum”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers == Old English == === Noun === fatum dative plural of fæt == Polish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin fātum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfa.tum/ Rhymes: -atum Syllabification: fa‧tum === Noun === fatum n destiny, fate, doom, jinx ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “fatum”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “fatum”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish) == Romanian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Latin fatum. === Noun === fatum n (uncountable) fate ==== Declension ==== == Serbo-Croatian == === Etymology === From Latin fatum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fǎːtum/ Hyphenation: fa‧tum === Noun === fátum m inan (Cyrillic spelling фа́тум) fate, destiny ==== Declension ==== === References === “fatum”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Latin fatum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfatum/ [ˈfa.t̪ũm] Rhymes: -atum Syllabification: fa‧tum === Noun === fatum m (plural fatums) (higher register or literary) alternative form of fátum ==== Usage notes ==== According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed. === Further reading === “fatum”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 Seco, Manuel; Andrés, Olimpia; Ramos, Gabino (2023), “fatum”, in Diccionario del español actual (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA == West Makian == === Etymology === May be the same as West Makian fatung (“to sniff”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɸa.t̪um/ === Verb === fatum (transitive) to smell (something) ==== Conjugation ==== === References === Clemens Voorhoeve (1982), The Makian languages and their neighbours‎[3], Pacific linguistics