zerum
Latin
Etymology
From Medieval Latin zephirum, borrowing of Arabic صِفْر (ṣifr, “nothing”, “cipher”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈze.rum/, [ˈzɛ.rũ]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈze.rum/, [ˈd͡zeː.rum]
Noun
zerum n (genitive zerī); second declension
- (New Latin, mathematics) zero
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | zerum | zera |
| Genitive | zerī | zerōrum |
| Dative | zerō | zerīs |
| Accusative | zerum | zera |
| Ablative | zerō | zerīs |
| Vocative | zerum | zera |
Descendants
Descendants
- English: zero
- → Japanese: 零 (ゼロ, zero)
- Asturian: cero
- Catalan: zero
- Corsican: zeru
- French: zéro
- → German: Zero
- Galician: cero
- Italian: zero
- → Maltese: żero
- → Polish: zero
- Romanian: zero
- Spanish: cero