LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

dominium

dominium n (genitive dominiī or dominī)

Meaning

  1. neuterfeast, banquet
  2. neuterrule, dominion
  3. neuterownership
  4. neuterdomain, dominium
    A proposal is made to recognize super ranks, including the new rank of dominion (Dominium) above that of the kingdom (Regnum) and to designate suffixes for those of superfamily and above.[August 1974, Royall T. Moore, Taxon, volume 23, number 4, →DOI, page 650:

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedominiumdominia
genitivedominiī
dominī		dominiōrum
dativedominiōdominiīs
accusativedominiumdominia
ablativedominiōdominiīs
vocativedominiumdominia

dŏmĭnĭum, ii, n. id..
I. (Acc. to dominus, II. B. 1.) A feast, banquet (very rare): dominia convivia, Lucil. ap. Non. 281, 25 (with sodalitia); * Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 4 Zumpt N. cr.; S. C. ap. Gell. 2, 24, 2.—
II. Jurid. t. t., property, right of ownership (absolute ownership, opp. possessio, cf. Sandars, Just. Inst. Introd. p. 47); esp. paramount ownership, eminent domain: in eo solo dominium Populi Romani est vel Caesaris: nos autem possessionem tantum habere videmur, Gai. Inst. 2, 7: dominium et jus eorum qui dederint esse, Liv. 45, 13, 15 (cf.: jus et imperium, Sall. J. 14, 1); Gai. Inst. 1, 54; 2, 40; Cod. Just. 2, 3, 20; Val. Max. 4, 4 init.; cf. Rein's Privatr. p. 129 sq.—
B. Lordship, rule (eccl. Lat.), Vulg. Tobiae, 8, 24; 1 Mac. 11, 8.—
C. Concr., lord, master.—Trop.: incertissima dominia, Sen. Vit. Beat. 5.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dem-
  2. Latindominium

Proto-Indo-European *dṓmder. Proto-Italic *domanos Latin dominus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin dominium From dominus (“master, lord”) + -ium.

Descendants
  • Frenchdominionfrom Medieval Latin dominiō
  • Romaniandominionfrom Medieval Latin dominiō
  • Englishdominionfrom Medieval Latin dominiō
  • Catalandomini
  • Englishdominium
  • Italiandominio
  • Frenchdomainefrom Old French demaine
  • Englishdomainefrom Old French demaine
  • Englishdomainfrom Old French demaine
  • GermanDomänefrom Old French demaine

In English words that came into English from dominium

  • domaindominium
  • dominiondominium
  • condominiumcondominium
  • domanialdomanialis
  • dominiumdominium

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesDominiumDominium Dominium or rerum dominium signifies ownership of property, and dominus is the owner Proprietas is frequently used as an equivalent to domini…

Quick answers

What does dominium mean in Latin?
dominium, a noun, means “feast, banquet; rule, dominion; ownership”.
What is the genitive of dominium?
The genitive singular is dominiī. dominium is neuter, second declension.
Where does dominium come from?
Proto-Indo-European *dem- → Latin dominium.
Which English words come from dominium?
English words that go back to Latin dominium include domain, dominion, dominium, condominium and domanial.