catonium
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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