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noun · neutersecond declension

gremium

gremium n (genitive gremiī or gremī)
Classical[ˈɡrɛ.mi.ũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈɡrɛː.mi.um]
Mille Verba core vocabulary

Meaning

  1. neuterlap
  2. neuterbosom
  3. figurativelyneuterembrace

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

locus super genua sedentis, ubi īnfāns iacet; in gremiō mātris.
gremium -ī n — in Mille Verba, Aula Rēgia
sinus sedentis, inter pectus et genua
gremium -ī (n) — in Metamorphoses I, ch. 13, 21

Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms

Gremium · Sinus

Gremium is the lap, or surface formed by the knees in a sitting posture, and figuratively the symbol of the fostering care of a mother; whereas sinus, the bosom, between the two breasts, especially in the female sex, and figuratively the symbol of protection and refuge. Cic. Pis. 37. Ætolia procul a barbaris disjuncta gentibus in sinu pacis posita medio fere Græciæ gremio continetur. (vi. 150.)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativegremiumgremia
genitivegremiī
gremī		gremiōrum
dativegremiōgremiīs
accusativegremiumgremia
ablativegremiōgremiīs
vocativegremiumgremia

grĕmĭum, ii, n. Sanscr. garbh-as, child; cf. germen,
I. the lap, bosom (freq. and class.; cf. sinus).
I. Lit.: in gremium imbrem aureum (mittere), Ter. Eun. 3, 5, 37: (Juppiter) puer lactens Fortunae in gremio sedens, mammam appetens, Cic. Div. 2, 41, 86; id. Brut. 58, 211; id. Leg. 2, 25, 63; Cat. 45, 2; Verg. A. 11, 744 al.—Poet.: quiipse sui gnati minxerit in gremium, i. e. has dishonored his son's wife, Cat. 67, 30.—
II. Transf.: terra gremio mollito et subacto semen sparsum excipit, Cic. de Sen. 15, 51: Aetolia medio fere Graeciae gremio continetur, i. e. in the heart, centre, id. Pis. 37, 91: in gremio Thebes, Sil. 3, 678: e gremio Capuae, id. 12, 204; cf.: Padus gremio Vesuli montis profluens, from the bowels, Plin. 3, 16, 20, § 117: molarum, Verg. M. 23: fluminis, Sil. 8, 192: excusso in mediam curiam togae gremio, Flor. 2, 6, 7: haec sunt, o carnifex, in gremio sepulta consulatus tui, Cic. Pis. 5, 11: abstrahi e sinu gremioque patriae, id. Cael. 24, 59: in fratris gremio, id. Clu. 5, 13: quaecumque mihi fortuna fidesque est, In vestris pono gremiis, Verg. A. 9, 261: fingamus igitur Alexandrum dari nobis impositum gremio, i. e. under our guidance, Quint. 1, 1, 24; 1, 2, 1; 2, 4, 15; 2, 5, 5: quis gremio Enceladi affert quantum meruit labor? Juv. 7, 215.

Origins

From a Proto-Indo-European *h₂grem- (“to gather”), which may be an extended form of *h₂ger- (“idem”), with the original sense of the Latin likely "armload, embrace". Compare Proto-Indo-Iranian *grā́mas (“bunch”), Ancient Greek ἀγείρω (ageírō, “to gather”), Proto-Slavic *gromada (“heap, pile”), Lithuanian grùmulas (“lump”), Proto-Germanic *krimmaną (“to push, crumble”). See also grex (“flock, herd”).

Descendants
  • Italiangrembio
  • Italiangrembo
  • Italiangregna
  • Italiangremio
  • Catalangremi
  • GermanGremium
  • Portuguesegrémio
  • Portuguesegrêmio
  • Spanishgremio
  • Siciliangregna

Quick answers

What does gremium mean in Latin?
gremium, a noun, means “lap; bosom; embrace”.
What is the genitive of gremium?
The genitive singular is gremiī. gremium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce gremium?
In classical Latin, [ˈɡrɛ.mi.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɡrɛː.mi.um].