LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

horizōn

horizōn m (genitive horizontis)
Classical[hɔˈrɪz.zoːn]Ecclesiastical[oˈrid.d͡zon]

Meaning

  1. horizon

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativehorizōnhorizontēs
genitivehorizontis
horizontos		horizontum
horizontium
dativehorizontīhorizontibus
accusativehorizontem
horizonta		horizontēs
horizontās
ablativehorizontehorizontibus
vocativehorizōnhorizontēs

hŏrīzon, ontis, m., = ὁρίζων (sc. κύκλος or ἀήρ).
I. The horizon (pure Lat. finiens and finitor), Macr. Somn. Scip. 1, 15 fin.; id. S. 7, 14 fin.; Hyg. Astr. 1, 4.—
II. A line drawn through the centre of a sundial, Vitr. 9, 8.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὁρίζων (horízōn).

Descendants
  • Catalanhoritzó
  • Frenchhorizonfrom Old French orisonte
  • Englishhorizonfrom Old French orisonte
  • GermanHorizont
  • Italianorizzonte
  • Romanianorizontfrom Italian orizzonte
  • Portuguesehorizonte
  • Spanishhorizonte
  • Dutchhorizon
  • Middle Scotsorizonfrom Old French orisonte

In English words that came into English from horizōn

  • horizontalhorizōn
  • horizonhorizōn

Quick answers

What does horizōn mean in Latin?
horizōn, a noun, means “horizon”.
What is the genitive of horizōn?
The genitive singular is horizontis. horizōn is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce horizōn?
In classical Latin, [hɔˈrɪz.zoːn]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [oˈrid.d͡zon].