noun · neutersecond declension
coenobium
coenobium n (genitive coenobiī or coenobī)
Classical[koe̯ˈnɔ.bi.ũː]Ecclesiastical[t͡ʃeˈnɔː.bi.um]
Meaning
- neutermonastery, convent, cloister
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | coenobium | coenobia |
| genitive | coenobiī coenobī | coenobiōrum |
| dative | coenobiō | coenobiīs |
| accusative | coenobium | coenobia |
| ablative | coenobiō | coenobiīs |
| vocative | coenobium | coenobia |
coenŏbĭum, ii, n., = κοινόβιον,
I. a cloister, convent, Hier. Ep. 22, n. 36 al.
Origins
From Koine Greek κοινόβῐον (koinóbĭon, “life in community; monastery”), a neuter form of Ancient Greek κοινόβιος (koinóbios, “communal living”), from κοινός (koinós, “common, shared”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (“beside, by; near; with”) + *-yós (root forming adjectives)) + βίος (bíos, “life”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- (“to live”)).
Descendants
- Italiancenobio
- Englishcoenobium
In English words that came into English from coenobium
- coenobiumcoenobium
- cenobitecoenobīta
- coenobycoenobium