registrum

Latin

Etymology

Singular form of regesta, neuter plural of regestus, past participle of regerere (“to record”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /reˈɡis.trum/, [rɛˈɡɪs̠t̪rʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /reˈd͡ʒis.trum/, [reˈd͡ʒist̪rum]

Noun

registrum n (genitive registrī); second declension

1. (Medieval Latin) A register; a book in which things are recorded.

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

	singular	plural
nominative	registrum	registra
genitive	registrī	registrōrum
dative	registrō	registrīs
accusative	registrum	registra
ablative	registrō	registrīs
vocative	registrum	registra

Descendants

• Old French:
  • French: registre m
    • → Romanian: registru n
• Old Galician-Portuguese: registo
  • Portuguese: registo, registro (Brazil)
• → English: register
• → German: Register
  • → Latvian: (possibly) reģistrs
• → Russian: регистр (registr)
• → Swedish: register
  • → Finnish: rekisteri

References

• “register”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.