LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

hypogaeus

hypogaeus (feminine hypogaea, neuter hypogaeum)
Classical[hy.pɔˈɡae̯.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[i.poˈd͡ʒɛː.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectivesubterranean, underground
  2. adjectivefigurativelyunderworldly, chthonian

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativehypogaeushypogaeahypogaeum
genitivehypogaeīhypogaeaehypogaeī
dativehypogaeōhypogaeaehypogaeō
accusativehypogaeumhypogaeamhypogaeum
ablativehypogaeōhypogaeāhypogaeō
vocativehypogaeehypogaeahypogaeum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativehypogaeīhypogaeaehypogaea
genitivehypogaeōrumhypogaeārumhypogaeōrum
dativehypogaeīshypogaeīshypogaeīs
accusativehypogaeōshypogaeāshypogaea
ablativehypogaeīshypogaeīshypogaeīs
vocativehypogaeīhypogaeaehypogaea

Origins

From Ancient Greek ὑπόγειος (hupógeios).

Descendants
  • Italianipogeo

Quick answers

What does hypogaeus mean in Latin?
hypogaeus, a adjective, means “subterranean, underground; underworldly, chthonian”.
How do you pronounce hypogaeus?
In classical Latin, [hy.pɔˈɡae̯.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [i.poˈd͡ʒɛː.us].