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noun · neutersecond declension

emporium

emporium n (genitive emporiī or emporī)
Classical[ɛmˈpɔ.ri.ũː]Ecclesiastical[emˈpɔː.ri.um]

Meaning

  1. neuteremporium

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeemporiumemporia
genitiveemporiī
emporī		emporiōrum
dativeemporiōemporiīs
accusativeemporiumemporia
ablativeemporiōemporiīs
vocativeemporiumemporia

empŏrĭum, ii, n., = ἐμπόριον,
I. a place of trade, a market-town, market, emporium, mart, Plaut. Am. 4, 1, 4; Varr. R. R. 2, 9, 6; Cic. Att. 5, 2, 2; Liv. 21, 57; 35, 10 fin.; 41, 1; 27; Vitr. 2, 8; Plin. 6, 20, 23, § 72 al.

Origins

From Ancient Greek ἐμπόριον (empórion, “trading station”), from ἔμπορος (émporos, “merchant”, “traveller”, literally “incomer”), from ἐν (en, “in”) and πόρος (póros, “journey”).

In English words that came into English from emporium

  • emporiumemporium

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesEmporiumEmporium (τὸ ἐμπόριον), a place for wholesale trade in commodities carried by sea. The name is sometimes applied to a seaport town, but it properly si…

Quick answers

What does emporium mean in Latin?
emporium, a noun, means “emporium”.
What is the genitive of emporium?
The genitive singular is emporiī. emporium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce emporium?
In classical Latin, [ɛmˈpɔ.ri.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [emˈpɔː.ri.um].