LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

dochmius

dochmius m (genitive dochmiī or dochmī)
Classical[ˈdɔkʰ.mi.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈdɔk.mi.us]

Meaning

  1. masculinedochmius (metrical foot)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedochmiusdochmiī
genitivedochmiī
dochmī		dochmiōrum
dativedochmiōdochmiīs
accusativedochmiumdochmiōs
ablativedochmiōdochmiīs
vocativedochmiedochmiī

dochmĭus, ii, m., = δόχμιος (sc. πούς),
I. the dochmiac foot in poetry, whose fundamental scheme is ˘ ̄́ ̄́ ˘ ̄́, of which, however, about thirty modifications are described, Cic. Or. 64 fin.; Quint. 9, 4, 79 al.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek δόχμιος (dókhmios).

Quick answers

What does dochmius mean in Latin?
dochmius, a noun, means “dochmius (metrical foot)”.
What is the genitive of dochmius?
The genitive singular is dochmiī. dochmius is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce dochmius?
In classical Latin, [ˈdɔkʰ.mi.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈdɔk.mi.us].