noun · neutersecond declension
hēmistichium
hēmistichium n (genitive hēmistichiī or hēmistichī)
Meaning
- hemistich
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
dīmidius versushemistichium -ī (n) — in Aeneis, ch. 24
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | hēmistichium | hēmistichia |
| genitive | hēmistichiī hēmistichī | hēmistichiōrum |
| dative | hēmistichiō | hēmistichiīs |
| accusative | hēmistichium | hēmistichia |
| ablative | hēmistichiō | hēmistichiīs |
| vocative | hēmistichium | hēmistichia |
hēmistĭchĭum, ĭi, n., = ἡμιστίχιον,
I. a half-verse, hemistich:
Enniano hemistichio usus est, Pseudo Ascon. Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 18.Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἡμιστίχιον (hēmistíkhion).
In English words that came into English from hēmistichium
- hemistichhēmistichium