LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

epidēmia1

epidēmia f (genitive epidēmiae)

Meaning

  1. Medieval LatinNew Latinepidemic, plague

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeepidēmiaepidēmiae
genitiveepidēmiaeepidēmiārum
dativeepidēmiaeepidēmiīs
accusativeepidēmiamepidēmiās
ablativeepidēmiāepidēmiīs
vocativeepidēmiaepidēmiae

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπιδήμια (epidḗmia), neuter plural of ἐπιδήμιος (epidḗmios), from ἐπί (epí, “upon”) + δῆμος (dêmos, “people”). Reanalysed as a first-declension singular noun in Medieval Latin.

Descendants
  • Catalanepidèmia
  • Englishepidemyfrom Old French ypidime
  • Frenchépidémie
  • Englishepidemicfrom French épidémie
  • Frenchépidémique
  • GermanEpidemie
  • Italianepidemia
  • Portugueseepidemia
  • Romanianepidemie
  • Spanishepidemia
noun · neutersecond declension
epidēmia2
epidēmia n pl (genitive epidēmiōrum)

Meaning

  1. Late Latinepidemic diseases

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominative—epidēmia
genitive—epidēmiōrum
dative—epidēmiīs
accusative—epidēmia
ablative—epidēmiīs
vocative—epidēmia

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπιδήμια (epidḗmia), neuter plural of ἐπιδήμιος (epidḗmios), from ἐπί (epí, “upon”) + δῆμος (dêmos, “people”). Reanalysed as a first-declension singular noun in Medieval Latin.

Quick answers

What does epidēmia mean in Latin?
epidēmia, a noun, means “epidemic, plague”.
What is the genitive of epidēmia?
The genitive singular is epidēmiae. epidēmia is feminine, first declension.