cursus electronicus

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkur.sus e.lekˈtro.ni.kus/, [ˈkʊrs̠ʊs̠ ɛɫ̪ɛkˈt̪rɔnɪkʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkur.sus e.lekˈtro.ni.kus/, [ˈkursus elekˈt̪rɔːnikus]

Noun

cursus ēlectronicus m (genitive cursūs ēlectronicī); fourth declension

1. (New Latin) email (system)
   • 2005, Skype: rerum telephonicarum nuntiata eversio.‎^[1], Ephemeris:

     Nam secundum expertos hoc inventum congregat maxime homines inter se, quum cursus electronicus et aulae colloquiorum sive locutoria res admodum frigidae pro Skype esse videtur.

     For according to the experts, this invention brings people together a great deal, since email and the halls of conversation, or chatrooms, seem to be very insipid affairs compared to Skype.

   • 2011, Reijo Pitkäranta, Cursus electronicus XL annorum [2], Nuntii Latini (21.10.2011):

     Cursus electronicus his diebus quadraginta annos complet.

     On this day, email turns forty years old.

Declension

Fourth-declension noun with a second-declension adjective.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	cursus ēlectronicus	cursūs ēlectronicī
Genitive	cursūs ēlectronicī	cursuum ēlectronicōrum
Dative	cursuī ēlectronicō	cursibus ēlectronicīs
Accusative	cursum ēlectronicum	cursūs ēlectronicōs
Ablative	cursū ēlectronicō	cursibus ēlectronicīs
Vocative	cursus ēlectronice	cursūs ēlectronicī