What does hēmicyclium mean in Latin?

hēmicyclium, a noun, means “half circle, semicircle”.

What is the genitive of hēmicyclium?

The genitive singular is hēmicycliī. hēmicyclium is neuter, second declension.

In classical Latin, [heː.mɪˈky.kli.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [e.miˈt͡ʃiː.kli.um].

noun · neutersecond declension

hēmicyclium n (genitive hēmicycliī or hēmicyclī)

Classical[heː.mɪˈky.kli.ũː]Ecclesiastical[e.miˈt͡ʃiː.kli.um]

half circle, semicircle
Rectus hic hippodromi limes in extrema parte hemicyclio frangitur mutatque faciemHere, the straight boundary of the hippodrome is broken and changes its appearance at the far end with a semicircular shape61 CE – c. 112 CE, Plinius Minor, Epistulae 5.6.33
semicircular recess with seats
domi in hemicyclio sedentemI sat at home in the semicircular alcove44 BCE, Cicero, Laelius de amicitia 2
semicircular public place furnished with rows of seats for learned discussions
Statuam habet Praeneste in superiore fori parte circa hemicycliumIt has a statue in Praeneste, in the upper part of the forum, around the semicircular areac. 69 CE – 122 CE, Suetonius, De grammaticis et rhetoribus 17
semicircular kind of sundial
Hemicyclium excavatum ex quadrato ad enclimaque succisum Berosus Chaldaeus dicitur invenisseThe excavated semicircular sundial, shaped from a square to a sloping form, is said to have been invented by the Chaldean Berosusc. 15 BCE, Vitruvius, De architectura 9.8.1

hēmĭcyclium, ĭi, n., = ἡμικύκλιον,

I. a half-circle, semicircle, Vitr. 9, 8, 5; Plin. Ep. 5, 6, 33.—

II. In partic.

A. A semicircular recess, with seats, Cic. Lael. 1, 2; Sid. Ep. 2, 2.—

B. A semicircular public place furnished with rows of seats for learned discussions, Suet. Gramm. 17.—

C. A semicircular kind of sundial, Vitr. 9, 8, 1.

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἡμῐκῠ́κλῐον (hēmĭkŭ́klĭon, “semicircle”), substantive of ἡμῐκῠ́κλῐος (hēmĭkŭ́klĭos, “semicircular”).

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