What does gerontocomīum mean in Latin?

gerontocomīum, a noun, means “hospital for the aged, rest home”.

What is the genitive of gerontocomīum?

The genitive singular is gerontocomīī. gerontocomīum is neuter, second declension.

noun · neutersecond declension

gerontocomīum n (genitive gerontocomīī)

declension
form	singular	plural
nominative	gerontocomīum	gerontocomīa gerocomīa
genitive	gerontocomīī gerocomīī	gerontocomīōrum gerocomīōrum
dative	gerontocomīō gerocomīō	gerontocomīīs gerocomīīs
accusative	gerontocomīum	gerontocomīa gerocomīa
ablative	gerontocomīō gerocomīō	gerontocomīīs gerocomīīs
vocative	gerontocomīum	gerontocomīa gerocomīa

gĕrontŏcŏmīum, ii, n., = γεροντοκομεῖον,

I. a public hospital or alms-house for poor old people, Cod. Just. 1, 2, 19; 22; 23.

Borrowed from Ancient Greek γεροντοκομεῖον (gerontokomeîon), from γέρων (gérōn, “old man”) + κομέω (koméō, “to tend”).

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