LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

cērium1

cērium n (genitive cēriī or cērī)
Classical[ˈkeː.ri.ũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈt͡ʃɛː.ri.um]

Meaning

  1. A bad species of swelling or ulcer

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecēriumcēria
genitivecēriī
cērī
cēriōrum
dativecēriōcēriīs
accusativecēriumcēria
ablativecēriōcēriīs
vocativecēriumcēria

cērĭum, ii, n., = κηρίον (v. Liddell and Scott, under the word, II.),
I. a bad species of swelling or ulcer, Plin. 20, 2, 6, § 11; 23, 7, 63, § 119 (in Cels. 5, 28, 13, written as Greek).

Origins

From Ancient Greek κηρίον (kēríon).

noun · neutersecond declension
cerium2
cerium n (genitive ceriī)
Classical[ˈkɛ.ri.ũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈt͡ʃɛː.ri.um]

Meaning

  1. New Latinneutercerium

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeceriumceria
genitiveceriīceriōrum
dativeceriōceriīs
accusativeceriumceria
ablativeceriōceriīs
vocativeceriumceria

Quick answers

What does cērium mean in Latin?
cērium, a noun, means “A bad species of swelling or ulcer”.
What is the genitive of cērium?
The genitive singular is cēriī. cērium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce cērium?
In classical Latin, [ˈkeː.ri.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈt͡ʃɛː.ri.um].