LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

gynaecōnītis

gynaecōnītis f (genitive gynaecōnītidis)

Meaning

  1. synonym of gynaeceum (“in Ancient Greece, the portion of a house reserved for women”)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativegynaecōnītisgynaecōnītidēs
genitivegynaecōnītidisgynaecōnītidum
dativegynaecōnītidīgynaecōnītidibus
accusativegynaecōnītidemgynaecōnītidēs
ablativegynaecōnītidegynaecōnītidibus
vocativegynaecōnītisgynaecōnītidēs

gўnaecōnītis, ĭdis, f., = γυναικωνῖτις, i. q. gynaeceum, I.,
I. the women's apartments in a Grecian house, Nep. Vit. praef. § 7; Vitr. 6, 10.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷḗn
  2. Proto-Hellenic*gʷənā
  3. Ancient Greek γυνή(gunḗ)
  4. Ancient Greek -ών(-ṓn)
  5. Ancient Greek γῠναικών(gŭnaikṓn)
  6. Latingynaecōnītis

Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs) Ancient Greek -ῖτῐς (-îtĭs) Ancient Greek γυναικωνῖτις (gunaikōnîtis)bor. Latin gynaecōnītis Borrowed from Ancient Greek γυναικωνῖτις (gunaikōnîtis).

Descendants
  • Englishgynaeconitis
  • Italiangineconitide

In English words that came into English from gynaecōnītis

  • gynaeconitisgynaecōnītis

Quick answers

What does gynaecōnītis mean in Latin?
gynaecōnītis, a noun, means “synonym of gynaeceum (“in Ancient Greece, the portion of a house reserved for women”)”.
What is the genitive of gynaecōnītis?
The genitive singular is gynaecōnītidis. gynaecōnītis is feminine, third declension.
Where does gynaecōnītis come from?
Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn → Proto-Hellenic *gʷənā → Ancient Greek γυνή (gunḗ) → Ancient Greek -ών (-ṓn) → Ancient Greek γῠναικών (gŭnaikṓn) → Latin gynaecōnītis.