LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

exterminium

exterminium n (genitive exterminiī or exterminī)

Meaning

  1. neuterexpulsion, banishment
  2. neuterdestruction, extermination

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeexterminiumexterminia
genitiveexterminiī
exterminī		exterminiōrum
dativeexterminiōexterminiīs
accusativeexterminiumexterminia
ablativeexterminiōexterminiīs
vocativeexterminiumexterminia

extermĭnĭum, ii, n. id.,
I. a driving away, expulsion (eccl. Lat.): civitatis Jerusalem, destruction, Tert. adv. Jud. 8; Vulg. Judith, 4, 10 al.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin exterminium From exterminō (“drive away, expel, destroy”) + -ium.

Descendants
  • Catalanextermini
  • Italiansterminio
  • Portugueseextermínio
  • Spanishexterminio

Quick answers

What does exterminium mean in Latin?
exterminium, a noun, means “expulsion, banishment; destruction, extermination”.
What is the genitive of exterminium?
The genitive singular is exterminiī. exterminium is neuter, second declension.