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noun · neutersecond declension

dēfluvium

dēfluvium n (genitive dēfluviī or dēfluvī)
Classical[deːˈfɫʊ.wi.ũː]Ecclesiastical[deˈfluː.vi.um]

Meaning

  1. A flowing or falling off or down

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedēfluviumdēfluvia
genitivedēfluviī
dēfluvī		dēfluviōrum
dativedēfluviōdēfluviīs
accusativedēfluviumdēfluvia
ablativedēfluviōdēfluviīs
vocativedēfluviumdēfluvia

dēflŭvĭum, ii, n. id. (perh. only in Plin.).
I. A flowing down, flowing off, Plin. 18, 29, 69, § 281: defluvia fontanea, Sol. 4, 4.—
II. A falling off or out: capilli, = alopecia, Plin. 28, 11, 46, § 163; 29, 6, 34, § 108; cf. capitis, id. 11, 39, 94, § 230; 22, 13, 15, § 34.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin dēfluvium From dēfluō (“to flow down, run down”) + -ium (noun-forming suffix).

Quick answers

What does dēfluvium mean in Latin?
dēfluvium, a noun, means “A flowing or falling off or down”.
What is the genitive of dēfluvium?
The genitive singular is dēfluviī. dēfluvium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce dēfluvium?
In classical Latin, [deːˈfɫʊ.wi.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [deˈfluː.vi.um].