LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

hypocaustum

hypocaustum n (genitive hypocaustī)
Classical[hy.pɔˈkau̯s.tũː]Ecclesiastical[i.poˈkau̯s.tum]

Meaning

  1. neutera hypocaust, a heating-vault
  2. neutera steam room or bathing room heated from below
    Admonebant istae striae rei illius, quae contingit in hypocaustis vapidis, brumali rigore pertusas fenestras obsidente.These grooves reminded me of that thing which happens in steam rooms, when the cold of winter beseiges perforated windows.1611, Johannes Keplerus, Strena seu de nive sexangula 13

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativehypocaustumhypocausta
genitivehypocaustīhypocaustōrum
dativehypocaustōhypocaustīs
accusativehypocaustumhypocausta
ablativehypocaustōhypocaustīs
vocativehypocaustumhypocausta

hўpŏcaustum or -on, i, n., = ὑπόκαυστον,
I. a bathing-room heated from below, a sweating-chamber (pure Lat. vaporarium), Vitr. 5, 10; Plin. Ep. 2, 17, 23; 11; Stat. S. 1, 5, 59; Dig. 17, 1, 16 al.—
II. Adj.: diaetae hypocaustae, sweating-rooms, Dig. 32, 9, 55, § 3.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Ancient Greek ῠ̔πό(hŭpó)
  3. Ancient Greek ὑπο-(hupo-)
  4. Ancient Greek καυστόν(kaustón)
  5. Latinhypocaustum

Ancient Greek ὑπόκαυστον (hupókauston)bor. Latin hypocaustum Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὑπόκαυστον (hupókauston, “hypocaust”).

Descendants
  • Catalanhipocaust
  • Englishhypocaust
  • Frenchhypocauste
  • GermanHypokaustum
  • GermanHypokauste
  • Italianipocausto
  • Spanishhipocausto
  • Japaneseハイポコーストfrom English hypocaust
  • Finnishhypokausti
  • Irishhipeacóst

In English words that came into English from hypocaustum

  • hypocausthypocaustum

Quick answers

What does hypocaustum mean in Latin?
hypocaustum, a noun, means “a hypocaust, a heating-vault; a steam room or bathing room heated from below”.
What is the genitive of hypocaustum?
The genitive singular is hypocaustī. hypocaustum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce hypocaustum?
In classical Latin, [hy.pɔˈkau̯s.tũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [i.poˈkau̯s.tum].
Where does hypocaustum come from?
Proto-Indo-European *upó → Ancient Greek ῠ̔πό (hŭpó) → Ancient Greek ὑπο- (hupo-) → Ancient Greek καυστόν (kaustón) → Latin hypocaustum.