Datum

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin datum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdaːtʊm/

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• Hyphenation: Da‧tum

Noun

Datum n (strong, genitive Datums, plural Daten)

1. date, datum
2. data, a fact, a piece of information about something

Further reading

• “Datum” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “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.

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Δάτον (Dáton).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈda.tum/, [ˈd̪ät̪ʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈda.tum/, [ˈd̪äːt̪um]

Proper noun

Datum n sg (genitive Datī); second declension

1. A town of Macedonia famous for its goldmines

References

• “Datum”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly