Vivarium

German

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin vivarium. Doublet of Weiher (“pond”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /viˈvaːʁiʊm/

Noun

Vivarium n (strong, genitive Vivariums, plural Vivarien)

1. vivarium (artificially arranged cage for keeping animals, especially one surrounded with glass)

Declension

Declension of Vivarium [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Vivarium	die	Vivarien
genitive	eines	des	Vivariums	der	Vivarien
dative	einem	dem	Vivarium	den	Vivarien
accusative	ein	das	Vivarium	die	Vivarien

Hypernyms

• Käfig, Gehege

Hyponyms

• Aquarium
• Terrarium