LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

binoctium

binoctium n (genitive binoctiī)
Classical[bɪˈnɔk.ti.ũː]Ecclesiastical[biˈnɔk.t͡si.um]

Meaning

  1. neuterrarea period of two nights

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativebinoctiumbinoctia
genitivebinoctiībinoctiōrum
dativebinoctiōbinoctiīs
accusativebinoctiumbinoctia
ablativebinoctiōbinoctiīs
vocativebinoctiumbinoctia

bĭnoctĭum, ii, n. bis-nox,
I. a period or space of two nights, two nights (post-Aug and rare; perh. only in the two foll. exs.), * Tac. A. 3, 71: biduum et binoctium, Amm. 30, 1, 8.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Italic*dwi-
  4. Latinbinoctium

Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts Proto-Italic *nok⁽ʷ⁾ts Latin nox Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin binoctium From bi- + nox + -ium.

Quick answers

What does binoctium mean in Latin?
binoctium, a noun, means “a period of two nights”.
What is the genitive of binoctium?
The genitive singular is binoctiī. binoctium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce binoctium?
In classical Latin, [bɪˈnɔk.ti.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [biˈnɔk.t͡si.um].
Where does binoctium come from?
Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ → Proto-Indo-European *dwi- → Proto-Italic *dwi- → Latin binoctium.