LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

cavaedium

cavaedium n (genitive cavaediī or cavaedī)
Classical[kaˈwae̯.di.ũː]Ecclesiastical[kaˈvɛː.di.um]

Meaning

  1. neutercavaedium, atrium, central hall

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

ātrium apertum medium
cavaedium -ī (n) — in Epistulae, ch. 8

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecavaediumcavaedia
genitivecavaediī
cavaedī		cavaediōrum
dativecavaediōcavaediīs
accusativecavaediumcavaedia
ablativecavaediōcavaediīs
vocativecavaediumcavaedia

căvaedĭum, v. cavus, I. B.

Origins

Contraction of cavum aedium (literally “the hollow of the house”).

Descendants
  • Englishcavaedium
  • Italiancavedio

Quick answers

What does cavaedium mean in Latin?
cavaedium, a noun, means “cavaedium, atrium, central hall”.
What is the genitive of cavaedium?
The genitive singular is cavaediī. cavaedium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce cavaedium?
In classical Latin, [kaˈwae̯.di.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kaˈvɛː.di.um].