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noun · neutersecond declension

gurgustium

gurgustium n (genitive gurgustiī or gurgustī)

Meaning

  1. neuterhut, hovel
  2. neutera hole-in-the-wall, dark and obscure place

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativegurgustiumgurgustia
genitivegurgustiī
gurgustī		gurgustiōrum
dativegurgustiōgurgustiīs
accusativegurgustiumgurgustia
ablativegurgustiōgurgustiīs
vocativegurgustiumgurgustia

gurgustĭum, ii, n. kindred with gurgulio, perh. with reference to its straitness,
I. a small, mean dwelling, a hovel, hut: nescio quo e gurgustio te prodire, Cic. Pis. 6, 13: in gurgustio habitare, id. N. D. 1, 9, 22: modicum, Suet. Gramm. 11; Ambros. de Bono Mort. 1, 5 al.

Origins

From gurges (“whirlpool, abyss”)

Quick answers

What does gurgustium mean in Latin?
gurgustium, a noun, means “hut, hovel; a hole-in-the-wall, dark and obscure place”.
What is the genitive of gurgustium?
The genitive singular is gurgustiī. gurgustium is neuter, second declension.