noun · neutersecond declension
intermundia
intermundia n pl (genitive intermundiōrum)
Classical[ɪn.tɛrˈmʊn.di.a]Ecclesiastical[in.terˈmun.di.a]
Meaning
- neuterpluralspaces between worlds where the gods reside
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | — | intermundia |
| genitive | — | intermundiōrum |
| dative | — | intermundiīs |
| accusative | — | intermundia |
| ablative | — | intermundiīs |
| vocative | — | intermundia |
inter-mundĭa, ōrum, n. plur. [mundus],
I. spaces between the worlds, in which, acc. to Epicurus, the gods reside, Cic. Fin. 2, 23, 75; cf. id. Div. 2, 17, 40: id. N. D. 1, 8, 18.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
intermundia ōrum, n plur.
inter+mundus, spaces between worlds.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥tér
- Proto-Italic*n̥ter
- Latinintermundia
Latin inter- Latin mundus Latin intermundia From inter- + mundus (“universe, world”).
In English words that came into English from intermundia
- intermundiumintermundium