LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

collēgium

collēgium n (genitive collēgiī or collēgī)
Classical[kɔlˈleː.ɡi.ũː]Ecclesiastical[kolˈlɛː.d͡ʒi.um]

Meaning

  1. colleagueship, (connection of associates, colleagues, etc.)
  2. guild, corporation, company, society, college (concrete definition: persons united by the same office or calling or living by some common set of rules)
  3. college (several senses)
  4. school

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecollēgiumcollēgia
genitivecollēgiī
collēgī		collēgiōrum
dativecollēgiōcollēgiīs
accusativecollēgiumcollēgia
ablativecollēgiōcollēgiīs
vocativecollēgiumcollēgia

collēgĭum (conl-); in inscrr. sometimes corrupted COLLEGIVS, ii, m., Inscr. Orell. 2413; 4101 al.), ii, n. collega.
I. Abstr., the connection of associates, colleagues, etc., colleagueship (rare): ita, quae nostra officia fuerunt, pro collegio et pro propinquitate et vivo et mortuo ei praestitimus, Serv. ad Cic. Fam. 4, 12, 3: Decium, expertum mihi concordi collegio virum, mecum consulem faciatis, Liv. 10, 13. 13; so id. 22, 3, and 24, 6: magister equitum ex collegio prioris anni, id. 4, 17, 9; so id. 5, 18, 2; cf. Plin. 7, 12, 10, § 54; Tac. A. 3, 31; id. H. 1, 52 fin.: P. Decius consul per tot collegia expertus, Liv. 10, 26, 2.—
B. Trop.: auxiliatur (noctuis) accipiter conlegio quodam naturae, association, partnership, Plin. 10, 17, 19, § 39; Manil. 2, 161.—
II. Concr., persons united by the same office or calling, or living by some common rules, a college, guild, corporation, society, union, company, fraternity: ἑταιρία, συναρχία (so most freq.): nulla (erat) Romae societas vectigalium, nullum collegium aut concilium, etc., Cic. Sest. 14, 32: tribunorum plebis, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 41, § 100; Suet. Caes. 23: praetorum, Cic. Off. 3, 20, 80: pontificum, Caes. B. C. 1, 72; Liv. 31, 9, 8: sacerdotum, Suet. Calig. 16: Flavialium, id. Dom. 4: augurum, Cic. Brut. 1, 1 al.: mercatorum, Liv. 2, 27, 5: Mercurialium, Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 5, 2: aerariūm fabrūm, Plin. 34, 1, 1, § 1: poëtarum, Val. Max. 3, 7, 11: ambubaiarum, Hor. S. 1, 2, 1 et saep.: tribuni ... pro collegio pronuntiant, in the name of the (tribunitial) college, Liv. 4, 26, 9; cf. id. 44, 12, and ex collegii sententiā, id. 53, 7.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincollēgium

Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *lḗǵs? Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *lḗgʰs? Proto-Italic *lēks Latin lēx Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin lēgō Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Latin collēga Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin collēgium From collēga (“colleague”) + -ium.

Descendants
  • Sardiniangoddeju
  • Sardinianboddeu
  • Sardinianoddeu
  • Catalancol·legi
  • GermanKollegium
  • GermanKolleg
  • Englishcollegium
  • Italiancollegio
  • Portuguesecolégio
  • Romaniancolegiu

In English words that came into English from collēgium

  • collegecollēgium
  • collegiatecollēgiātus
  • collegiumcollēgium

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesCollegiumCollegium, A collegium is an association of at least three persons (Dig. 50, 16, 85) for some permanent and lawful purpose, recognised by the state as…

Quick answers

What does collēgium mean in Latin?
collēgium, a noun, means “colleagueship, (connection of associates, colleagues, etc.); guild, corporation, company, society, college (concrete definition: persons united by the same office or calling or living by some common set of rules); colleg”.
What is the genitive of collēgium?
The genitive singular is collēgiī. collēgium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce collēgium?
In classical Latin, [kɔlˈleː.ɡi.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kolˈlɛː.d͡ʒi.um].
Where does collēgium come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm → Proto-Italic *kom → Proto-Italic *kom- → Latin collēgium.
Which English words come from collēgium?
English words that go back to Latin collēgium include college, collegium and collegiate.