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noun · neutersecond declension

cerātium

cerātium n (genitive cerātiī or cerātī)
Classical[kɛˈraː.ti.ũː]Ecclesiastical[t͡ʃeˈrat.t͡si.um]

Meaning

  1. carob, Ceratonia siliqua
  2. a Greek weight

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecerātiumcerātia
genitivecerātiī
cerātī		cerātiōrum
dativecerātiōcerātiīs
accusativecerātiumcerātia
ablativecerātiōcerātiīs
vocativecerātiumcerātia

cĕrătĭum, ii, n., = κεράτιον (St. John's bread),
I. a Greek weight corresponding to the Latin siliqua = 2. calculi, Auct. Ponder. in Goes. Agrar. p. 322 (in Col. 5, 10, 20, and Arb. 25, 1, written as Greek).

Origins

From Ancient Greek κερᾱ́τῐον (kerā́tĭon, “little horn, carob”), diminutive of κέρᾰς (kérăs, “horn”).

Descendants
  • EnglishCeratium
  • Englishceratium

Quick answers

What does cerātium mean in Latin?
cerātium, a noun, means “carob, Ceratonia siliqua; a Greek weight”.
What is the genitive of cerātium?
The genitive singular is cerātiī. cerātium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce cerātium?
In classical Latin, [kɛˈraː.ti.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [t͡ʃeˈrat.t͡si.um].