noun · neutersecond declension
cīnēmatēum
cīnēmatēum n (genitive cīnēmatēī)
Classical[kiː.neː.maˈteː.ũː]Ecclesiastical[t͡ʃi.ne.maˈtɛː.um]
Meaning
- cinema, movie theater
[…]diebus Lunae, Martis (fortasse etiam Mercurii) monstrabuntur in cinemateo[…]
[…] on Mondays, Tuesdays (maybe even Wednesdays) they will be shown in the cinema […]1987, Hermes Americanus, Academia Latina Danburiensis, page 314:Magístra Quid facis diē Sātúrnī vésperī? Dorothḗa Intérdum eō in cīnēmatḗum.
Teacher What do you do on Saturday evening? Dorothy Sometimes I go to the movie theater.2007, John C. Traupman, Conversational Latin for Oral Proficiency: Phrase Book and Dictionary, Classical and Neo-Latin, 4th edition, Wauconda, Ill.: Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers, Inc., →ISBN, page 40:
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | cīnēmatēum | cīnēmatēa |
| genitive | cīnēmatēī | cīnēmatēōrum |
| dative | cīnēmatēō | cīnēmatēīs |
| accusative | cīnēmatēum | cīnēmatēa |
| ablative | cīnēmatēō | cīnēmatēīs |
| vocative | cīnēmatēum | cīnēmatēa |
Origins
Blend of Ancient Greek κίνημα (kínēma, “movement”) (in the modern sense of English cinema) and Ancient Greek ᾠδεῖον (ōideîon, “music hall”).