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noun · neutersecond declension

cenotaphium

cenotaphium n (genitive cenotaphiī or cenotaphī)
Classical[kɛ.nɔˈta.pʰi.ũː]Ecclesiastical[t͡ʃe.noˈtaː.fi.um]

Meaning

  1. neuterempty tomb, cenotaph
    c. 64 BCE – 17 BCE, Gaius Julius Hyginus, Fabulae 273.12
    Aelius Lampridius, Historia Augusta: Severus Alexander 63.3

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecenotaphiumcenotaphia
genitivecenotaphiī
cenotaphī		cenotaphiōrum
dativecenotaphiōcenotaphiīs
accusativecenotaphiumcenotaphia
ablativecenotaphiōcenotaphiīs
vocativecenotaphiumcenotaphia

cĕnŏtăphĭum, ii, n., = κενοτάφιον,
I. an empty tomb, the monument of one whose body is elsewhere, a cenotaph, Dig. 11, 7, 2 and 6; Lampr. Alex. Sev. 63, 3; Vop. Flav. 15, 1; Hyg. Fab. 273 (pure Lat.: tumulus inanis, Verg. A. 3, 304; or honorarius, Suet. Claud. 1).

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κενοτᾰ́φῐον (kenotắphĭon, “empty tomb”), from κενός (kenós, “empty”) + τᾰ́φος (tắphos, “grave, tomb”) + -ῐον (-ĭon, noun suffix).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesCenotaphiumCenotaphium (κενοτάφιον, κενὸς τάφος, in Virgil tumulus inanis), a cenotaph, i. e. an empty or honorary tomb. It was erected sometimes as a memorial o…

Quick answers

What does cenotaphium mean in Latin?
cenotaphium, a noun, means “empty tomb, cenotaph”.
What is the genitive of cenotaphium?
The genitive singular is cenotaphiī. cenotaphium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce cenotaphium?
In classical Latin, [kɛ.nɔˈta.pʰi.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [t͡ʃe.noˈtaː.fi.um].