nympheum
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Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek νυμφεῖον (numpheîon).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /nymˈpʰeː.um/, [nʏmˈpʰeːʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /nimˈfe.um/, [nimˈfɛːum]
Noun
[edit]nymphēum n (genitive nymphēī); second declension
Declension
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- “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.