LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

ieiūnium

ieiūnium n (genitive ieiūniī or ieiūnī)
Classical[jɛjˈjuː.ni.ũː]Ecclesiastical[jeˈjuː.ni.um]

Meaning

  1. fast (day); fasting
  2. Lent
  3. hunger

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeieiūniumieiūnia
genitiveieiūniī
ieiūnī		ieiūniōrum
dativeieiūniōieiūniīs
accusativeieiūniumieiūnia
ablativeieiūniōieiūniīs
vocativeieiūniumieiūnia

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

ieiunium servare
to fast.

jējūnĭum, ii, n. id.,
I. a fast-day, fast.
I. Lit.: jejunium Cereri instituere, Liv. 36, 37: illos longa domant inopi jejunia victu, Ov. M. 1, 312: solvere, id. ib. 5, 534: ponere, id. F. 4, 535: jejunia indicere, Hor. S. 2, 3, 291: servare, Suet. Aug. 76: jejunio aegrum vexare, Cels. 3, 18.—
II. Transf.
A. Hunger: in vacuis spargit jejunia venis, Ov. M. 8, 820: jejunia pascere, id. ib. 4, 263: sedare, id. ib. 15, 83: placare voracis jejunia ventris, id. ib. 95.—Poet.: jejunia undae, thirst, Luc. 4, 332.—
B. Leanness, poorness: invalidique patrum referant jejunia nati, Verg. G. 3, 128.—
C. Barrenness, unproductiveness: macram ac tenuem terram jejunio laborare, Col. 3, 12, 3.

Origins

From ieiūnus (“fasting”). Also compare English jejune.

Descendants
  • Catalandejuni
  • Frenchjeûne
  • Italiandigiuno
  • Occitanjune
  • Portuguesejejumfrom Old Galician-Portuguese jajũu
  • Portuguesedejejumfrom Old Galician-Portuguese jajũu
  • Portuguesedesjejumfrom Old Galician-Portuguese jajũu
  • Romanianajun
  • Sardiniandejunu
  • Sardiniandeunu

Quick answers

What does ieiūnium mean in Latin?
ieiūnium, a noun, means “fast (day); fasting; Lent”.
What is the genitive of ieiūnium?
The genitive singular is ieiūniī. ieiūnium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce ieiūnium?
In classical Latin, [jɛjˈjuː.ni.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [jeˈjuː.ni.um].