Danish

Noun

pensum n (singular definite pensummet, plural indefinite pensa)

1. syllabus, curriculum
2. task, assignment
3. examination requirements

Inflection

French

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin pēnsum. Doublet of poids, which was inherited.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛ̃sɔm/

Noun

pensum m ‎(plural pensums)

1. (archaic) punishment (at school); lines (UK)
2. chore

Latin

Etymology

Neuter of past participle of pendō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpen.sum/, [ˈpẽː.sũ]

Noun

pēnsum n ‎(genitive pēnsī); second declension

1. weight (of wool to be handed over as part of daily work)
2. task

Inflection

Second declension.

Related terms

• pēnsō

Descendants

References

• pensum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• pensum in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• PENSUM in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “pensum”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• pensum in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers

Norwegian

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin pēnsum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛnsɔm/, [ˈpʰɛnsɔm]

Noun

pensum

1. syllabus, curriculum
2. task, assignment
3. examination requirements

Inflection