different between curriculum vs curricula

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin curriculum (“course”), derived from curr? (“run, move quickly”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /k????kj?l?m/, /k???kj?l?m/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /k????k.j?.l?m/, /k??(?)??k.ju?.l?m/

Noun

curriculum (plural curricula or curriculums)

1. The set of courses, coursework, and their content, offered at a school or university.
2. (obsolete) A racecourse; a place for running.

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin curriculum.

Noun

curriculum m

1. curriculum
2. curriculum vitae, CV; resume: summary of education and employment experience

Synonyms

• curricolo

Related terms

• curricolare

Latin

Etymology

From curr? (“run, move quickly”) +? -culum.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /kur?ri.ku.lum/, [k?r?r?k??????]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kur?ri.ku.lum/, [kur?ri?kulum]

Noun

curriculum n (genitive curricul?); second declension

1. a race
2. a racecourse
3. a racing chariot

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Related terms

• curr?

Descendants

References

• curriculum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• curriculum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• curriculum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book?^[2], London: Macmillan and Co.
• curriculum in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700?^[3], pre-publication website, 2005-2016

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?kj?l?

Noun

curricula

1. plural of curriculum

Latin

Noun

curricula

1. nominative plural of curriculum
2. accusative plural of curriculum
3. vocative plural of curriculum

References

• curricula in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)