catonium
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek κάτω (kátō, “below; in the underworld”) + -ium.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kaˈtoː.ni.um/, [käˈt̪oːniʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kaˈto.ni.um/, [käˈt̪ɔːnium]
Noun edit
catōnium n (genitive catōniī or catōnī); second declension
- the underworld
Usage notes edit
The word occurs in Cicero as a play on the name Cato.
Declension edit
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | catōnium | catōnia |
| Genitive | catōniī catōnī1 |
catōniōrum |
| Dative | catōniō | catōniīs |
| Accusative | catōnium | catōnia |
| Ablative | catōniō | catōniīs |
| Vocative | catōnium | catōnia |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References edit
- “catonium”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “catonium”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers