LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

indusium

indusium n (genitive indusiī or indusī)
Classical[ɪnˈdʊ.si.ũː]Ecclesiastical[inˈduː.s̬i.um]

Meaning

  1. neutera woman's undergarment
  2. neutera woman's shirt, a frock
  3. neutera garment, perhaps a shirt

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeindusiumindusia
genitiveindusiī
indusī		indusiōrum
dativeindusiōindusiīs
accusativeindusiumindusia
ablativeindusiōindusiīs
vocativeindusiumindusia

indūsĭum (in Varr. L. L. 5, § 131, written intusium), ĭi, n. induo,
I. a woman's under - garment, Varr. l. l.: indusium est vestimentum, quod corpori intra plurimas vestes adhaeret, quasi intusium, Non. 539, 32; cf. indusium χιτωνίσκος, Gloss. Philox.

Origins

Uncertain; the short vowel (ensured by Plautus) makes the connection to induō difficult.

Descendants
  • Italianindusio
  • Italianindugio
  • Portugueseindúsio

Quick answers

What does indusium mean in Latin?
indusium, a noun, means “a woman's undergarment; a woman's shirt, a frock; a garment, perhaps a shirt”.
What is the genitive of indusium?
The genitive singular is indusiī. indusium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce indusium?
In classical Latin, [ɪnˈdʊ.si.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [inˈduː.s̬i.um].