LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

hērēdium

hērēdium n (genitive hērēdiī or hērēdī)
Classical[heːˈreː.di.ũː]Ecclesiastical[eˈrɛː.di.um]

Meaning

  1. a hereditary estate
  2. historicalA former Roman unit of area (approximately 1¼ acres or ½ hectare).

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativehērēdiumhērēdia
genitivehērēdiī
hērēdī		hērēdiōrum
dativehērēdiōhērēdiīs
accusativehērēdiumhērēdia
ablativehērēdiōhērēdiīs
vocativehērēdiumhērēdia

hērēdĭum, ĭi, n. id.,
I. an hereditary estate: bina jugera quod a Romulo primum divisa viritim, quae heredem sequerentur, heredium appellarunt, Varr. R. R. 1, 10, 2; cf.: heredium, praedium parvulum, Paul. ex Fest. p. 99 Müll.; Nep. Cat. 1, 1: in XII. Tabulis legum nostrarum nusquam nominatur villa, semper in significatione ea hortus, in horti vero heredium, Plin. 19, 4, 19, § 50.

Origins

From heres (“heir”) + -ium (suffix forming neuter nouns). Its use as a unit of area derives from an early land reform which bequeathed 2 jugers of land to each Roman citizen as heritable property.

Quick answers

What does hērēdium mean in Latin?
hērēdium, a noun, means “a hereditary estate; A former Roman unit of area (approximately 1¼ acres or ½ hectare).”.
What is the genitive of hērēdium?
The genitive singular is hērēdiī. hērēdium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce hērēdium?
In classical Latin, [heːˈreː.di.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [eˈrɛː.di.um].