LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

marsūpium

marsūpium n (genitive marsūpiī or marsūpī)
Classical[marˈsuː.pi.ũː]Ecclesiastical[marˈsuː.pi.um]

Meaning

  1. pouch, purse
    sortem mitte nōbīscum, marsūpium ūnum sit omnium nostrumCast in thy lot with us, let us all have one purse. (Douay-Rheims trans., Challoner rev.; 1752 CE)c. 347 CE – 420 CE, Hieronymus, Vulgate Proverbs.1.14

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemarsūpiummarsūpia
marsuppia
genitivemarsūpiī
marsūpī, marsuppī, marsuppiī		marsūpiōrum
marsuppiōrum
dativemarsūpiō
marsuppiō		marsūpiīs
marsuppiīs
accusativemarsūpiummarsūpia
marsuppia
ablativemarsūpiō
marsuppiō		marsūpiīs
marsuppiīs
vocativemarsūpiummarsūpia
marsuppia

marsūpĭum (-suppium), ii, n., = μαρσύπιον,
I. a pouch, purse (ante- and postclass.): curam marsupii habere, Varr. ap. Non. 142, 1: nummi aurei in marsupio, Plaut. Rud. 5, 2, 26: quom inspicio marsupium, id. Men. 2, 1, 29: exenterare, to empty, id. Ep. 2, 2, 3; Prud. Psych. 600; Alcim. 6, 311.

Origins

From Ancient Greek μαρσίππιον (marsíppion), diminutive of μάρσιππος (mársippos, “pouch”).

Descendants
  • Englishmarsupium
  • Italianmarsupio
  • Portuguesemarsúpio
  • Spanishmarsupio

In English words that came into English from marsūpium

  • marsupialmarsūpial
  • marsupiummarsūpium

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesMarsupiumMarsupium (μαρσύπιον, βαλάντιον), a purse. (Non. Marcellus, s. v.; Varro, de Re Rust. 3.17;--Plaut. Men. 2.1, 29; 2.3, 33, 35; 5.7, 47; Poen. 3.5, 37;…

Quick answers

What does marsūpium mean in Latin?
marsūpium, a noun, means “pouch, purse”.
What is the genitive of marsūpium?
The genitive singular is marsūpiī. marsūpium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce marsūpium?
In classical Latin, [marˈsuː.pi.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [marˈsuː.pi.um].