catonium
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek κάτω (kátō, “below; in the underworld”) + -ium.
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /kaˈtoː.ni.um/, [käˈt̪oːniʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kaˈto.ni.um/, [käˈt̪ɔːnium]
Noun
editcatōnium n (genitive catōniī or catōnī); second declension
- the underworld
Usage notes
editThe word occurs in Cicero as a play on the name Cato.
Declension
editSecond-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