corrigendum

English

WOTD – 14 October 2010

Etymology

From Latin corrigendum, nominative neuter singular of corrigendus, the future passive participle (gerundive) of corrigō (“to correct”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌkɒɹ.ɪˈdʒɛn.dəm/, /ˌkɒɹ.ɪˈɡɛn.dəm/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌkɔɹ.ɪˈd͡ʒɛn.dəm/, /ˌkɔɹ.ɪˈɡɛn.dəm/

• Audio (US):

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Noun

corrigendum (plural corrigenda)

1. An error that is to be corrected in a printed work after publication.

   Synonym: erratum

2. (usually in the plural) A list of errors in a printed work as a separate page of corrections. (The items thus listed will sometimes be corrected in subsequent print runs, if any occur; they are then called reprint corrections.)

   Synonym: errata

   errata and corrigenda

Usage notes

• Some academic journals use erratum for a publisher’s error and corrigendum for an author’s error.

Translations

error that is to be corrected in a printed work

• Bulgarian: печатна грешка f (pečatna greška)
• Catalan: errata (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 勘誤 / 勘误 (zh) (kānwù), (alternative form) 刊誤 / 刊误 (zh) (kānwù)

• Dutch: erratum (nl) n
• Esperanto: eraro, preseraro
• Estonian: trükiviga
• Finnish: painovirhe (fi)
• French: erratum (fr) m, coquille (fr) f
• Georgian: ბეჭდვითი შეცდომა (beč̣dviti šecdoma), კორექტურული შეცდომა (ḳorekṭuruli šecdoma)
• German: Erratum (de) n
• Greek: διορθωτικό (el) n (diorthotikó), παρόραμα (el) n (parórama), αβλέπτημα (el) n (avléptima)
• Hindi: शुद्धिपत्र (hi) (śuddhipatra)
• Irish: earráid f
• Italian: refuso (it) m
• Norwegian: erratum (no) n
• Polish: korekta (pl) f, błąd druku m
• Portuguese: errata (pt) f
• Russian: исправленная опеча́тка f (ispravlennaja opečátka), опеча́тка (ru) f (opečátka), попра́вка (ru) f (poprávka)
• Spanish: errata (es) f, gazapo (es) m, yerro (es) m
• Swedish: erratum (sv) n, corrigendum (sv) n, rättelse (sv) c
• Tamil: பதிப்பில் தவறு (patippil tavaṟu)
• Telugu: తప్పొప్పుల పట్టిక (tappoppula paṭṭika)

list of errors in a printed work — see errata

Latin

Etymology

From corrigō (“to correct”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [kɔr.rɪˈɡɛn.dũː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [kor.riˈd͡ʒɛn.dum]

Verb

corrigendum (accusative, gerundive corrigendus)

1. correcting

Declension

Second declension

	singular
nominative	—
genitive	corrigendī
dative	corrigendō
accusative	corrigendum
ablative	corrigendō
vocative	—

There is no nominative form. The present active infinitive of the parent verb is used in situations that require a nominative form. The accusative may also be substituted by the infinitive in this way.

Participle

corrigendum

1. inflection of corrigendus:
   1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular
   2. accusative masculine singular