LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

hēmisphaerium

hēmisphaerium n (genitive hēmisphaeriī or hēmisphaerī)
Classical[heː.mɪsˈpʰae̯.ri.ũː]Ecclesiastical[e.misˈfɛː.ri.um]

Meaning

  1. hemisphere
  2. cupola, dome

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativehēmisphaeriumhēmisphaeria
genitivehēmisphaeriī
hēmisphaerī		hēmisphaeriōrum
dativehēmisphaeriōhēmisphaeriīs
accusativehēmisphaeriumhēmisphaeria
ablativehēmisphaeriōhēmisphaeriīs
vocativehēmisphaeriumhēmisphaeria

hēmisphaerĭum, ĭi, n., = ἡμισφαίριον,
I. a half-globe, hemisphere.
I. In gen., Varr. R. R. 3, 5, 17; id. L. L. 7, § 7 Müll.; Hyg. Astr. 4, 13; Macr. Somn. Scip. 1, 15; 20; of the earth, Mela, 1, 1, 2; Mart. Cap. 6, § 602; 8, § 873 al.—
II. In partic., a cupola, dome, Vitr. 5, 10, 5.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἡμισφαίριον (hēmisphaírion).

Descendants
  • Catalanhemisferi
  • GermanHemisphäre
  • Italianemisfero
  • Englishhemispherefrom Old French emisphere
  • Englishhemisphærefrom Old French emisphere
  • Frenchhémisphèrefrom Old French emisphere
  • Romanianemisferăfrom Old French emisphere
  • Frenchémisphèrefrom Old French emisphere
  • Portuguesehemisfério
  • Afrikaanshemisfeerfrom Dutch hemisfeer

In English words that came into English from hēmisphaerium

  • hemispherehēmisphaerium

Quick answers

What does hēmisphaerium mean in Latin?
hēmisphaerium, a noun, means “hemisphere; cupola, dome”.
What is the genitive of hēmisphaerium?
The genitive singular is hēmisphaeriī. hēmisphaerium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce hēmisphaerium?
In classical Latin, [heː.mɪsˈpʰae̯.ri.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [e.misˈfɛː.ri.um].