LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

monachīum

monachīum n (genitive monachīī)
Classical[mɔ.naˈkʰiː.ũː]Ecclesiastical[mo.naˈkiː.um]

Meaning

  1. a monastery
  2. the cell of a monk

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemonachīummonachīa
genitivemonachīīmonachīōrum
dativemonachīōmonachīīs
accusativemonachīummonachīa
ablativemonachīōmonachīīs
vocativemonachīummonachīa

mŏnăchīum, ii, n., = μοναχεῖον,
I. a monastery (post-class.), Impp. Valent. et Marc. Cod. Just. 1, 2, 13.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *men-der. Proto-Hellenic *mónwos Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μοναχός (monakhós)bor. Latin monachus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin monachīum From monachus + -ium.

Quick answers

What does monachīum mean in Latin?
monachīum, a noun, means “a monastery; the cell of a monk”.
What is the genitive of monachīum?
The genitive singular is monachīī. monachīum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce monachīum?
In classical Latin, [mɔ.naˈkʰiː.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [mo.naˈkiː.um].