LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

epitonium

epitonium n (genitive epitoniī)
Classical[ɛ.pɪˈtɔ.ni.ũː]Ecclesiastical[e.piˈtɔː.ni.um]

Meaning

  1. neuterplug, stop, water cock
    In eo autem minus tympanum includatur cardinibus ex torno masculo et femina inter se coartatis, ita uti minus tympanum quemadmodum epitonium in maiore circumagendo arte leniterque versetur.c. 15 BCE, Vitruvius, De architectura 9.8.11

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeepitoniumepitonia
genitiveepitoniīepitoniōrum
dativeepitoniōepitoniīs
accusativeepitoniumepitonia
ablativeepitoniōepitoniīs
vocativeepitoniumepitonia

ĕpĭtŏnĭum, ii, n., = ἐπιτόνιον (also written ĕpistŏmion = ἐπιστόμιον),
I. a bung, stopple, the cock in a water-pipe, Varr. R. R. 3, 5, 16; Vitr. 9, 8, 11 al.; Sen. Ep. 86, 6; Dig. 19, 1, 17, § 8.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπιτόνιον (epitónion), ultimately from τείνω (teínō).

Quick answers

What does epitonium mean in Latin?
epitonium, a noun, means “plug, stop, water cock”.
What is the genitive of epitonium?
The genitive singular is epitoniī. epitonium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce epitonium?
In classical Latin, [ɛ.pɪˈtɔ.ni.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [e.piˈtɔː.ni.um].