LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

cautērium

cautērium n (genitive cautēriī or cautērī)
Classical[kau̯ˈteː.ri.ũː]Ecclesiastical[kau̯ˈtɛː.ri.um]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinbranding iron

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecautēriumcautēria
genitivecautēriī
cautērī		cautēriōrum
dativecautēriōcautēriīs
accusativecautēriumcautēria
ablativecautēriōcautēriīs
vocativecautēriumcautēria

cautērĭum, ii, n., = καυτήσιον.
I. An instrument used for branding, a branding-iron, Veg. 1, 14, 3; 1, 1, 28; in medicine, a cautery, Plin. 25, 8, 39, § 80; 22, 23, 49, § 102; Scrib. Comp. 240.—
II. An instrument used in encaustic painting for burning in the wax, Dig. 33, 7, 17; Tert. adv. Herm. 1.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek καυτήριον (kautḗrion), derived from καίω (kaíō, “to burn”).

Descendants
  • Catalancauteri
  • Italiancauterio
  • Portuguesecautério
  • Spanishcauterio
  • Galiciancauterio
  • Old Saxonkanteri

In English words that came into English from cautērium

  • cauterycautērium
  • cautercautērium

Quick answers

What does cautērium mean in Latin?
cautērium, a noun, means “branding iron”.
What is the genitive of cautērium?
The genitive singular is cautēriī. cautērium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce cautērium?
In classical Latin, [kau̯ˈteː.ri.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kau̯ˈtɛː.ri.um].