nympheum

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek νυμφεῖον (numpheîon).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /nymˈpʰeː.um/, [nʏmˈpʰeːʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /nimˈfe.um/, [nimˈfɛːum]

Noun

nymphēum n (genitive nymphēī); second declension

1. (religion) a nymphaeum; shrine dedicated to the nymphs, often with a fountain

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	nymphēum	nymphēa
Genitive	nymphēī	nymphēōrum
Dative	nymphēō	nymphēīs
Accusative	nymphēum	nymphēa
Ablative	nymphēō	nymphēīs
Vocative	nymphēum	nymphēa

Related terms

• nympha

References

• “nympheum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• nympheum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.