LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · neutersecond declension

Lechaeum

Lechaeum n sg (genitive Lechaeī)
Classical[ɫɛˈkʰae̯.ũː]Ecclesiastical[leˈkɛː.um]

Meaning

  1. neutersingulara port-town near Corinthus, connected with the city by the Long Walls

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeLechaeum—
genitiveLechaeī—
dativeLechaeō—
accusativeLechaeum—
ablativeLechaeō—
vocativeLechaeum—
locativeLechaeī—

Lĕchaeum, i, n., and Lĕchaeae, ārum, f., = Λέχαιον,
I. the port of Corinth, on the Corinthian Gulf, Liv. 32, 23, 11; Stat. S. 2, 2, 34; Prop. 3, 20 (4, 21), 19; Stat. Th. 2, 381: Corinthiacus hinc, illinc Saronicus appellatur sinus: Lechaeae hinc, Cenchreae illinc, Plin. 4, 4, 5, § 12.—Hence,
II. Lĕ-chaeus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Lechæum, Lechæan: spatia, Grat. Cyn. 227.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λέχαιον (Lékhaion).

Quick answers

What does Lechaeum mean in Latin?
Lechaeum, a proper noun, means “a port-town near Corinthus, connected with the city by the Long Walls”.
What is the genitive of Lechaeum?
The genitive singular is Lechaeī. Lechaeum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce Lechaeum?
In classical Latin, [ɫɛˈkʰae̯.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [leˈkɛː.um].