LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

hypogaeum

hypogaeum n (genitive hypogaeī)
Classical[hy.pɔˈɡae̯.ũː]Ecclesiastical[i.poˈd͡ʒɛː.um]

Meaning

  1. neutercrypt, vault

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativehypogaeumhypogaea
genitivehypogaeīhypogaeōrum
dativehypogaeōhypogaeīs
accusativehypogaeumhypogaea
ablativehypogaeōhypogaeīs
vocativehypogaeumhypogaea

hўpŏgaeum, i, v. hypogeum.

Origins

From Ancient Greek ὑπόγειον (hupógeion), substantivized neuter form of ὑπόγειος (hupógeios, “underground”).

Descendants
  • Italianipogeo

In English words that came into English from hypogaeum

  • hypogeumhypogaeum

Quick answers

What does hypogaeum mean in Latin?
hypogaeum, a noun, means “crypt, vault”.
What is the genitive of hypogaeum?
The genitive singular is hypogaeī. hypogaeum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce hypogaeum?
In classical Latin, [hy.pɔˈɡae̯.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [i.poˈd͡ʒɛː.um].