Vetus Testamentum

Latin

Etymology

From vetus (“old”) +‎ testāmentum (“testament”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈu̯e.tus tes.taːˈmen.tum/, [ˈu̯ɛt̪ʊs̠ t̪ɛs̠t̪äːˈmɛn̪t̪ʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈve.tus tes.taˈmen.tum/, [ˈvɛːt̪us t̪est̪äˈmɛn̪t̪um]

Proper noun

Vetus Testāmentum n sg (genitive Veteris Testāmentī); second declension

1. (biblical, Christianity) the Old Testament

Declension

Third-declension adjective (non-i-stem) with a second-declension noun (neuter), singular only.

	singular
nominative	Vetus Testāmentum
genitive	Veteris Testāmentī
dative	Veterī Testāmentō
accusative	Vetus Testāmentum
ablative	Vetere Testāmentō
vocative	Vetus Testāmentum

Related terms

• Novum Testāmentum (“the New Testament”)