organum
English
/ˈɔː.ɡə.nəm/, /ˈɔɹ.ɡə.nəm/
noun
Definitions
- (music) A type of medieval polyphony which builds upon an existing plainsong.
- (archaic) A method by which philosophical or scientific investigation may be conducted.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin organum (organ, implement, instrument, tool, engine, musical instrument) derived from Ancient Greek ὄργανον (tool, instrument, also an organ of sense apprehension, an organ of the body, an instrument, organ, also a musical instrument, an organ, implement).
Origin
Ancient Greek
ὄργανον
Gloss
tool, instrument, also an organ of sense apprehension, an organ of the body, an instrument, organ, also a musical instrument, an organ, implement
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
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Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- organism English
- organon English
- organa Latin
- organizare, organizo Latin
- organizo Latin
- organizo, organizāre Latin
- organizō Latin
- organum Latin
- Organ German
- organo Italian
- organe French
- orgue French
- о́рган Russian
- орга́н Russian
- орган Russian
- muérgano Spanish, Castilian
- órgano Spanish, Castilian
- ὄργανον Ancient Greek
- *werǵ- Proto-Indo-European
- *wérǵom Proto-Indo-European
- organ Norwegian Bokmål
- órgão Portuguese
- organ Norwegian Nynorsk
- organum Middle English
- orgán Irish
- orgánach Irish
- orgánacht Irish
- organe Old French
- orgue Catalan, Valencian
- òrgan Catalan, Valencian
- orgo Galician
- όργανο Greek (modern)
- organe Middle Dutch
- organo Ido
- орган Bulgarian
- orqan Azerbaijani
- орган Macedonian
- muérganu Asturian
- vuarzine Friulian
- orgel Old Frisian
- ὄργανος gkm
- אורגנון Aramaic