insectum

== Latin == === Etymology === From īnsectus (“cut into, cut up, with a notched or divided body”), calque of Ancient Greek ἔντομον (éntomon). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ĩːˈsɛk.tũː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [inˈsɛk.tum] === Adjective === īnsectum inflection of īnsectus: nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular accusative masculine singular === Noun === īnsectum n (genitive īnsectī); second declension insect ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun (neuter). === References === “insectum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “insectum”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.