gerontocomium

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Latin[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Ancient Greek γεροντοκομεῖον (gerontokomeîon), from γέρων (gérōn, old man) + κομέω (koméō, to tend).

Noun[edit]

gerontocomīum n (genitive gerontocomīī); second declension (Byzantine Latin– New Latin)

  1. hospital for the aged, rest home

Declension[edit]

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative gerontocomīum gerontocomīa
Genitive gerontocomīī gerontocomīōrum
Dative gerontocomīō gerontocomīīs
Accusative gerontocomīum gerontocomīa
Ablative gerontocomīō gerontocomīīs
Vocative gerontocomīum gerontocomīa

Descendants[edit]

  • French: gérontocomie
  • Italian: gerontocomio