German word

Datum

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈdaːtʊm/

Meaning

  • neuter noundate

Example

Bitte tragen Sie das Datum ein.

Please enter the date.

Illustration for Datum (date)

More examples

Welches Datum passt Ihnen am besten?

Which date works best for you?

Core concept

One calendar label anchoring an event to a particular day.

Common phrases

  • das Datum eintragen

    fill in the date

  • das Datum ändern

    alter the date

Similar words

Termin: An agreed time for meeting or carrying out an activity.
Tag: The complete 24-hour period of a particular day.
Geburtsdatum: The calendar date on which a person was born.
Geburtstag: The day observed each year to celebrate someone's birth.

Definition in German

Datum ist die Angabe eines Kalendertages, mit der ein Ereignis zeitlich bestimmt wird.

Word origin

The German noun Datum developed from Latin datum, 'given', a form that came to mean a stated date or point in time.

Usage tips

  • Datum usually means a calendar date, while a planned appointment is often called a Termin and a romantic date can be called a Date.

Related words

  • Datumsangabedate specificationnoun
  • datierendateverb

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