LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

hypaethrus

hypaethrus (feminine hypaethra, neuter hypaethrum)
Classical[hyˈpae̯.tʰrʊs]Ecclesiastical[iˈpɛː.trus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveopen-air

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativehypaethrushypaethrahypaethrum
genitivehypaethrīhypaethraehypaethrī
dativehypaethrōhypaethraehypaethrō
accusativehypaethrumhypaethramhypaethrum
ablativehypaethrōhypaethrāhypaethrō
vocativehypaethrehypaethrahypaethrum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativehypaethrīhypaethraehypaethra
genitivehypaethrōrumhypaethrārumhypaethrōrum
dativehypaethrīshypaethrīshypaethrīs
accusativehypaethrōshypaethrāshypaethra
ablativehypaethrīshypaethrīshypaethrīs
vocativehypaethrīhypaethraehypaethra

hypaethrus or -os, a, um, adj., = ὕπαιθρος,
I. that is in the open air, uncovered.
I. Adj.: ambulationes, Vitr. 5, 9 med.: loca (with aperta), id. ib.—
II. Subst.
A. hy-paethros, i, m., a temple open or without roof, Vitr. 3, 2, 1.—
B. hypaethrum, i, n., an open building, Dig. 33, 7, 12, § 20; id. 50, 16, 242, § 2.—
C. hypaethra, ōrum, n., uncovered, open walks, Vitr. 1, 2.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Ancient Greek ῠ̔πό(hŭpó)
  3. Ancient Greek ῠ̔πο-(hŭpo-)
  4. Latinhypaethrus

Proto-Indo-European *h₂eydʰ-der. Proto-Hellenic *áitʰō Ancient Greek αἴθω (aíthō) ▲ Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)influ.? Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr) Ancient Greek -α (-a) Ancient Greek αἴθρᾱ (aíthrā) Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek αἶθρος (aîthros) Ancient Greek ὕπαιθρος (húpaithros)bor. Latin hypaethrus Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὕπαιθρος (húpaithros).

Descendants
  • Italianipetro
  • Englishhypaethral

In English words that came into English from hypaethrus

  • hypaethralhypaethrus

Quick answers

What does hypaethrus mean in Latin?
hypaethrus, a adjective, means “open-air”.
How do you pronounce hypaethrus?
In classical Latin, [hyˈpae̯.tʰrʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [iˈpɛː.trus].
Where does hypaethrus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *upó → Ancient Greek ῠ̔πό (hŭpó) → Ancient Greek ῠ̔πο- (hŭpo-) → Latin hypaethrus.