LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

gynaecēum

gynaecēum n (genitive gynaecēī)
Classical[ɡy.nae̯ˈkeː.ũː]Ecclesiastical[d͡ʒi.neˈt͡ʃɛː.um]

Meaning

  1. women's quarters in a Greek house

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativegynaecēum
gynaecīum		gynaecēa
gynaecīa
genitivegynaecēī
gynaecīī		gynaecēōrum
gynaecīōrum
dativegynaecēō
gynaecīō		gynaecēīs
gynaecīīs
accusativegynaecēum
gynaecīum		gynaecēa
gynaecīa
ablativegynaecēō
gynaecīō		gynaecēīs
gynaecīīs
vocativegynaecēum
gynaecīum		gynaecēa
gynaecīa

gўnaecēum or gўnaecīum (gun-), i, n., = γυναικεῖον.
I. Among the Greeks, the inner part of the house where the women dwelt, the women's apartments, Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 68; 72; Ter. Phorm. 5, 6, 26; Cic. Phil. 2, 37, 95.—
II. Among the Romans, the emperor's seraglio, where also women spun and wove the imperial garments: matresfamilias ingenuae ac nobiles in gynaeceum rapiebantur, Lact. de Mort. Pers. 21; Veg. Mil. 1, 7; Cod. Just. 9, 27, 5; 11, 7, 5.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek γυναικεῖον (gunaikeîon).

Descendants
  • Englishgynaeceum
  • Frenchgynécée
  • Italiangineceo
  • Portuguesegineceu
  • Spanishgineceo

In English words that came into English from gynaecēum

  • gynaeceumgynaecēum

Quick answers

What does gynaecēum mean in Latin?
gynaecēum, a noun, means “women's quarters in a Greek house”.
What is the genitive of gynaecēum?
The genitive singular is gynaecēī. gynaecēum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce gynaecēum?
In classical Latin, [ɡy.nae̯ˈkeː.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [d͡ʒi.neˈt͡ʃɛː.um].