LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

conticinium

conticinium n (genitive conticiniī or conticinī)
Classical[kɔn.tɪˈkɪ.ni.ũː]Ecclesiastical[kon.tiˈt͡ʃiː.ni.um]

Meaning

  1. neuterThe period of the late evening when animals cease to make noise.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeconticiniumconticinia
genitiveconticiniī
conticinī		conticiniōrum
dativeconticiniōconticiniīs
accusativeconticiniumconticinia
ablativeconticiniōconticiniīs
vocativeconticiniumconticinia

contĭcĭnĭum, ii, n. conticesco, the time when all becomes still; cf. Varr. L. L. 6, § 7, and 7, § 79 Müll.; also contĭcĭum, Macr. S. 1, 3, 12,
I. the first part of the night, the evening, Plaut. As. 3, 3, 95 (quoted in Varr. l. l.); cf. Serv. ad Verg. A. 2, 268.

Origins

From conticeō (“be silent”) or conticīscō (“become still”) + -ium. The second -n- is by analogy with the coordinate term gallicinium (“cockcrow, daybreak”).

Descendants
  • Spanishconticinio

Quick answers

What does conticinium mean in Latin?
conticinium, a noun, means “The period of the late evening when animals cease to make noise.”.
What is the genitive of conticinium?
The genitive singular is conticiniī. conticinium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce conticinium?
In classical Latin, [kɔn.tɪˈkɪ.ni.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kon.tiˈt͡ʃiː.ni.um].