LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

maeniānum

maeniānum n (genitive maeniānī)
Classical[mae̯.niˈaː.nũː]Ecclesiastical[me.niˈaː.num]

Meaning

  1. A projecting gallery, balcony of a house

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemaeniānummaeniāna
genitivemaeniānīmaeniānōrum
dativemaeniānōmaeniānīs
accusativemaeniānummaeniāna
ablativemaeniānōmaeniānīs
vocativemaeniānummaeniāna

Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.

Maeniānum ī, n
a projecting gallery, balcony (devised by a Maenius).

Origins

From Maenius + -ānus, the name of a consul and first user of this balcony.

Descendants
  • Italianmignano

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesMaenianumMaenianum signified, originally, a projecting balcony, which was erected above the arcades of shops on the south-west of the Roman forum and overhangi…

Quick answers

What does maeniānum mean in Latin?
maeniānum, a noun, means “A projecting gallery, balcony of a house”.
What is the genitive of maeniānum?
The genitive singular is maeniānī. maeniānum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce maeniānum?
In classical Latin, [mae̯.niˈaː.nũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [me.niˈaː.num].