LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

adverbium

adverbium n (genitive adverbiī or adverbī)
Classical[adˈwɛr.bi.ũː]Ecclesiastical[adˈvɛr.bi.um]

Meaning

  1. neuteradverb (lexical category)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeadverbiumadverbia
genitiveadverbiī
adverbī		adverbiōrum
dativeadverbiōadverbiīs
accusativeadverbiumadverbia
ablativeadverbiōadverbiīs
vocativeadverbiumadverbia

ad-verbĭum, ii, n. verbum, in gram.,
I. an adverb, ἐπίρρημα; acc. to Priscian's expl.: pars orationis indeclinabilis, cujus significatio verbis adicitur, p. 1003 P.; Quint. 1, 5, 48; 50; 9, 3, 53; 11, 3, 87 al.

Origins

From ad- (“towards”) + verb(um) (“word”) + -ium (nominal suffix). Possibly a calque of Ancient Greek ἐπῐ́ρρημα (epĭ́rrhēma).

Descendants
  • Catalanadverbi
  • Englishadverb
  • Frenchadverbe
  • GermanAdverb
  • Italianavverbio
  • Portugueseadvérbio
  • Romanianadverb
  • Spanishadverbio
  • Welshadferf

Quick answers

What does adverbium mean in Latin?
adverbium, a noun, means “adverb (lexical category)”.
What is the genitive of adverbium?
The genitive singular is adverbiī. adverbium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce adverbium?
In classical Latin, [adˈwɛr.bi.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [adˈvɛr.bi.um].