LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

agōnium

agōnium n (genitive agōniī or agōnī)
Classical[aˈɡoː.ni.ũː]Ecclesiastical[aˈɡɔː.ni.um]

Meaning

  1. The day in which the sacrificial victims were immolated

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeagōniumagōnia
genitiveagōniī
agōnī		agōniōrum
dativeagōniōagōniīs
accusativeagōniumagōnia
ablativeagōniōagōniīs
vocativeagōniumagōnia

ăgōnĭum, ii, n.: dies appellabatur, quo rex (sacrificulus) hostiam immolabat. Hostiam enim antiqui agoniam vocabant. Agonium etiam putabant deum dici praesidentem rebus agendis; Agonalia ejus festivitatem, sive quia agones dicebant montes. Agonia sacrificia, quae fiebant in monte. Hinc Romae mons Quirinalis Agonus et Collina Agonensis, Paul. ex Fest. p. 10 Müll.; and immediately foll., id. ib: Agonium id est, ludum, ob hoc dictum, quia locus, in quo ludi initio facti sunt, fuerit sine angulo; cujus festa Agonalia dicebantur; Agonium Martiale, Masurius ap. Macr. S. 1, 4.

Origins

From agō (“to do”).

Quick answers

What does agōnium mean in Latin?
agōnium, a noun, means “The day in which the sacrificial victims were immolated”.
What is the genitive of agōnium?
The genitive singular is agōniī. agōnium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce agōnium?
In classical Latin, [aˈɡoː.ni.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [aˈɡɔː.ni.um].