Novum Testamentum

Latin

Etymology

From novum (“new”, the neuter of novus (“new”)) +‎ testāmentum (“testament”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈno.u̯um tes.taːˈmen.tum/, [ˈnou̯ʊ̃ˑ t̪ɛs̠t̪äːˈmɛn̪t̪ʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈno.vum tes.taˈmen.tum/, [ˈnɔːvum t̪est̪äˈmɛn̪t̪um]

Proper noun

Novum Testāmentum n sg (genitive Novī Testāmentī); second declension

1. (biblical, Christianity) the New Testament

Declension

Second-declension adjective with a second-declension noun (neuter), singular only.

	singular
nominative	Novum Testāmentum
genitive	Novī Testāmentī
dative	Novō Testāmentō
accusative	Novum Testāmentum
ablative	Novō Testāmentō
vocative	Novum Testāmentum

Related terms

• Vetus Testāmentum (“the Old Testament”)