stemma codicum
stemma codicum · stemmata codicum
A schema, resulting from the stemmatological process of recension, in which all…A schema, resulting from the stemmatological process of recension, in which all surviving manuscripts of a given text are represented with their derivation, via intermediary hyparchetypes, from a single archetype.
/ˈstɛməˈkəʊdɪkəm/
Meaning
1 sensesA schema, resulting from the stemmatological process of recension, in which all surviving manuscripts of a given text are represented with their derivation, via intermediary hyparchetypes, from a single archetype.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
Borrowed from Latin stemma cōdicum, from stemma (“family tree”) + cōdicum (“book”, genitivBorrowed from Latin stemma cōdicum, from stemma (“family tree”) + cōdicum (“book”, genitive plural).
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Forms
plural: stemmata codicum| Singular | stemma codicum |
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irregular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular