corrigendum

corrigendum

English

WOTD – 14 October 2010

Etymology

From Latin corrigendum, nominative neuter singular of corrigendus, the future passive participle (gerundive) of corrigō (“I correct”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌkɒɹ.ɪˈdʒɛn.dəm/, /ˌkɒɹ.ɪˈɡɛn.dəm/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌkɔɹ.ɨˈd͡ʒɛn.dəm/, /ˌkɔɹ.ɨˈɡɛn.dəm/

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Noun

corrigendum (plural corrigenda)

1. An error that is to be corrected in a printed work after publication.

   Synonym: erratum

2. (usually in the plural) A list of errors in a printed work as a separate page of corrections.

   Synonym: errata

Translations

error that is to be corrected in a printed work

Bulgarian: печатна грешка f (pečatna greška) Catalan: errata (ca) f Chinese: Mandarin: 勘誤／勘误 (zh) (kānwù), (alternative form) 刊誤／刊误 (zh) Dutch: erratum (nl) n Esperanto: eraro, preseraro Estonian: trükiviga Finnish: painovirhe (fi) French: erratum (fr) m, coquille (fr) f Georgian: ბეჭდვითი შეცდომა (beč̣dviti šecdoma), კორექტურული შეცდომა (ḳorekṭuruli šecdoma) German: Erratum (de) n Greek: διορθωτικό (el) n (diorthotikó), παρόραμα (el) n (parórama), αβλέπτημα (el) n (avléptima) Hindi: शुद्धिपत्र (hi) (śuddhipatra) Irish: earráid f Italian: refuso (it) m Norwegian: erratum (no) n Polish: korekta (pl) f, błąd druku m Russian: исправленная опеча́тка f (ispravlennaja opečátka), опеча́тка (ru) f (opečátka), попра́вка (ru) f (poprávka) Spanish: errata (es) f, gazapo (es) m, yerro (es) m Swedish: erratum (sv) n, corrigendum (sv) n, rättelse (sv) c Tamil: பதிப்பில் தவறு (patippil tavaṟu) Telugu: తప్పొప్పుల పట్టిక (tappoppula paṭṭika)

list of errors in a printed work — see errata

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Latin

Etymology

From corrigō (“I correct”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /kor.riˈɡen.dum/, [kɔrːɪˈɡɛn̪d̪ʊ̃ˑ]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kor.riˈd͡ʒen.dum/, [korːiˈd͡ʒɛn̪d̪um]

Verb

corrigendum (accusative, gerundive corrigendus)

1. correcting

Declension

Second declension, defective.

Case	Singular
Nominative	—
Genitive	corrigendī
Dative	corrigendō
Accusative	corrigendum
Ablative	corrigendō
Vocative	—

There is no nominative form. The present active infinitive of the parent verb is used in situations that require a nominative form.
The accusative may also be substituted by the infinitive in this way.

Participle

corrigendum

1. inflection of corrigendus:
   1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular
   2. accusative masculine singular