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noun · neutersecond declension

chīramaxium

chīramaxium n (genitive chīramaxiī or chīramaxī)
Classical[kʰiː.raˈmak.si.ũː]Ecclesiastical[ki.raˈmak.si.um]

Meaning

  1. A handcart.
  2. neologismA shopping cart.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativechīramaxiumchīramaxia
genitivechīramaxiī
chīramaxī		chīramaxiōrum
dativechīramaxiōchīramaxiīs
accusativechīramaxiumchīramaxia
ablativechīramaxiōchīramaxiīs
vocativechīramaxiumchīramaxia

chīrămaxĭum, ii, n., = χειραμάξιον,
I. a small carriage drawn by slaves, a handwagon, Petr. 28, 4 ( = vehiculum manuale, Cael. Aur. Tard. 3, 6, 86).

Origins

From Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír, “hand”) + Ancient Greek ἅμαξα (hámaxa, “cart”) or from Ancient Greek χειρᾰμάξιον (kheirămáxion), from χειράμαξα (kheirámaxa) + -ιον (-ion), of which the former is from χείρ (kheír) + ἅμαξα (hámaxa)

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesChiramaxiumChiramaxium (χειράμαξα, χειραμάξιον), any wheeled carriage drawn by the hand. Its use may have varied between a perambulator for children and a Bath c…

Quick answers

What does chīramaxium mean in Latin?
chīramaxium, a noun, means “A handcart.; A shopping cart.”.
What is the genitive of chīramaxium?
The genitive singular is chīramaxiī. chīramaxium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce chīramaxium?
In classical Latin, [kʰiː.raˈmak.si.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ki.raˈmak.si.um].