LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

cōrycēum

cōrycēum n (genitive cōrycēī)

Meaning

  1. a room for pugilists to practise by striking at hanging leather bags of sand

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecōrycēumcōrycēa
genitivecōrycēīcōrycēōrum
dativecōrycēōcōrycēīs
accusativecōrycēumcōrycēa
ablativecōrycēōcōrycēīs
vocativecōrycēumcōrycēa

cōrўcēum, i, n., = κωρυκεῖον,
I. the place in the palæstra where the athletae exercised themselves by striking a suspended sack filled with fig-grains, flour, sand, etc. (v. Lidd. and Scott, s. v. κώρυκος, II.), Vitr. 5, 11, 2; cf. 1. corycus.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κωρυκεῖον (kōrukeîon). By surface analysis, cōrycus + -ēum.

Descendants
  • Englishcoryceum
  • Frenchcorycée

Quick answers

What does cōrycēum mean in Latin?
cōrycēum, a noun, means “a room for pugilists to practise by striking at hanging leather bags of sand”.
What is the genitive of cōrycēum?
The genitive singular is cōrycēī. cōrycēum is neuter, second declension.