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noun · neutersecond declension

Mausōlēum1

Mausōlēum n sg (genitive Mausōlēī)
Classical[mau̯.soːˈɫeː.ũː]Ecclesiastical[mau̯.soˈlɛː.um]

Meaning

  1. mausoleum
    Tam vicina iubent nos vivere Mausolea, cum doceant, ipsos posse perire deos.The mausoleums, close at hand, bid us live, for they teach us that even gods can die.86 CE – 103 CE, Martialis, Epigrammata 5.64

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeMausōlēumMausōlēa
genitiveMausōlēīMausōlēōrum
dativeMausōlēōMausōlēīs
accusativeMausōlēumMausōlēa
ablativeMausōlēōMausōlēīs
vocativeMausōlēumMausōlēa

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μαυσωλεῖον (Mausōleîon), from Μαύσωλος (Maúsōlos, “Mausolus”) + -εῖον (-eîon, noun-forming suffix meaning “place or building associated with a specific purpose or person”). By surface analysis, Mausōlus + -ēum.

Descendants
  • Italianmausoleo
  • Frenchmausoléefrom Middle French mausolee
  • Turkishmozolefrom Middle French mausolee

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesMausoleumMausoleum The tomb of Mausolus or Maussolus, ruler of Caria under the Persian king, is usually known to us as the Mausoleum, and this name was in late…
proper noun · neutersecond declension
Mausōlēum2
Mausōlēum n sg (genitive Mausōlēī)
Classical[mau̯.soːˈɫeː.ũː]Ecclesiastical[mau̯.soˈlɛː.um]

Meaning

  1. Mausoleum (the grand tomb built around 353–351 BCE at Halicarnassus for Mausolus, a ruler of Caria and satrap of the Achaemenid Empire; one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeMausōlēum—
genitiveMausōlēī—
dativeMausōlēō—
accusativeMausōlēum—
ablativeMausōlēō—
vocativeMausōlēum—

Mausōlēum, i, v. Mausolus, II. A.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μαυσωλεῖον (Mausōleîon), from Μαύσωλος (Maúsōlos, “Mausolus”) + -εῖον (-eîon, noun-forming suffix meaning “place or building associated with a specific purpose or person”). By surface analysis, Mausōlus + -ēum.

Descendants
  • EnglishMausoleum
  • FrenchMausoléefrom Middle French Mausolee

In English words that came into English from Mausōlēum

  • mausoleumMausōlēum

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesMausoleumMausoleum The tomb of Mausolus or Maussolus, ruler of Caria under the Persian king, is usually known to us as the Mausoleum, and this name was in late…

Quick answers

What does Mausōlēum mean in Latin?
Mausōlēum, a noun, means “mausoleum”.
What is the genitive of Mausōlēum?
The genitive singular is Mausōlēī. Mausōlēum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce Mausōlēum?
In classical Latin, [mau̯.soːˈɫeː.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [mau̯.soˈlɛː.um].