LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

dīverbium

dīverbium n (genitive dīverbiī or dīverbī)

Meaning

  1. dialogue, colloquy

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedīverbiumdīverbia
genitivedīverbiī
dīverbī		dīverbiōrum
dativedīverbiōdīverbiīs
accusativedīverbiumdīverbia
ablativedīverbiōdīverbiīs
vocativedīverbiumdīverbia

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

diverbium
stage dialogue.

dī-verbĭum, ii, n. verbum,
I. the colloquial part of a comedy, the dialogue, Liv. 7, 2; Petr. 64, 2; Diom. p. 489 P. al.—
II. Transf., in gen., a comedy.—Plur., Aus. Idyll. 4, 61.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Latindīverbium

Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *werh₁- Proto-Indo-European *werdʰom Proto-Italic *werðom ▲ Ancient Greek ῥῆμᾰ (rhêmă)sl. Latin verbum Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin dīverbium From dis- + verbum + -ium.

Descendants
  • Englishdiverb
  • Italiandiverbio
  • Piedmontesediverbi

Quick answers

What does dīverbium mean in Latin?
dīverbium, a noun, means “dialogue, colloquy”.
What is the genitive of dīverbium?
The genitive singular is dīverbiī. dīverbium is neuter, second declension.
Where does dīverbium come from?
Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ → Latin dīverbium.