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noun · neutersecond declension

exuvium

exuvium n (genitive exuviī)

Meaning

  1. neutersynonym of exuviae
    Imbuis exemplum primae tu, Romule, palmae huius, et exuvio plenus ab hoste redis, tempore quo portas Caeninum Acrona petentem30 BCE – 16 BCE, Propertius, Elegiae 4.10.6
    Si leonis exuvium non sufficit, adde vulpinum.If the skin of a lion does not suffice, sew on that of a fox.1466 – 1536, Erasmus, Adagia

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeexuviumexuvia
genitiveexuviīexuviōrum
dativeexuviōexuviīs
accusativeexuviumexuvia
ablativeexuviōexuviīs
vocativeexuviumexuvia

Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.

exuvium ī, n
4 AV-, spoils, booty : exuvio plenus ab hoste redis, Pr.

Origins

Perhaps an alternative form of, or parallel formation from, exuviae.

Quick answers

What does exuvium mean in Latin?
exuvium, a noun, means “synonym of exuviae”.
What is the genitive of exuvium?
The genitive singular is exuviī. exuvium is neuter, second declension.