noun · neutersecond declension
aumātium
aumātium n (genitive aumātiī)
Classical[au̯ˈmaː.ti.ũː]
Meaning
- a public toilet in a theatre or circus
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | aumātium | aumātia |
| genitive | aumātiī | aumātiōrum |
| dative | aumātiō | aumātiīs |
| accusative | aumātium | aumātia |
| ablative | aumātiō | aumātiīs |
| vocative | aumātium | aumātia |
aumātĭum, ii, n.,
I. a private place in the theatre, Petr. ap. Fulg. p. 567, 20, where some read aumarium, and others armarium.
Origins
Unknown, perhaps from Ancient Greek ὀμμάτιον (ommátion), diminutive of ὄμμα (ómma, “eye”). Attested only in Petronius’s Satyricon, in a late gloss by Fulgentius.