LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

exagium

exagium n (genitive exagiī or exagī)
Classical[ɛkˈsa.ɡi.ũː]Ecclesiastical[eɡˈzaː.d͡ʒi.um]

Meaning

  1. neuterA weighing, weight
  2. Late LatinneuterA balance

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeexagiumexagia
genitiveexagiī
exagī		exagiōrum
dativeexagiōexagiīs
accusativeexagiumexagia
ablativeexagiōexagiīs
vocativeexagiumexagia

exăgĭum, ii, n. ex-ago; cf. examen, II.,
I. a weighing, weight; a balance (late Lat.), Theod. et Val. Nov. 25; Inscr. Orell. 3166; cf. Ἐξάγιοϝ pensatio; ἐξαγιάζω examino, Gloss. Philox.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin exagium From exigō (“to measure, weigh”) + -ium.

Descendants
  • Catalanassaig
  • Englishassayfrom Old French essai
  • Frenchessaifrom Old French essai
  • Englishessayfrom Old French essai
  • Italiansaggio
  • Portugueseensaio
  • Spanishensayo
  • Galicianensaio

Quick answers

What does exagium mean in Latin?
exagium, a noun, means “A weighing, weight; A balance”.
What is the genitive of exagium?
The genitive singular is exagiī. exagium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce exagium?
In classical Latin, [ɛkˈsa.ɡi.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [eɡˈzaː.d͡ʒi.um].