LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

caium

caium n (genitive caiī)
Classical[ˈkaj.jũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈkaː.jum]

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latinneuterstorehouse, shop, workshop
  2. Medieval Latinneuterquay, wharf

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecaiumcaia
genitivecaiīcaiōrum
dativecaiōcaiīs
accusativecaiumcaia
ablativecaiōcaiīs
vocativecaiumcaia

Origins

Borrowed from Gaulish *kagyom, from Proto-Celtic *kagyom (“pen, enclosure”). Doublet of cohum.

Gallo-Romance
  • Frenchquaifrom Old French kay
  • Englishquaifrom Old French kay
  • Englishquayfrom Old French kay
  • Englishcayfrom Old French kay
  • Occitancai
  • Portuguesecaisfrom Occitan cai
  • Occitancais
  • Galiciancaifrom Old French kay
  • Irishcéfrom Old French kay
  • Bulgarianкейfrom Old French kay

Quick answers

What does caium mean in Latin?
caium, a noun, means “storehouse, shop, workshop; quay, wharf”.
What is the genitive of caium?
The genitive singular is caiī. caium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce caium?
In classical Latin, [ˈkaj.jũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkaː.jum].