LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

mūnicipium

mūnicipium n (genitive mūnicipiī or mūnicipī)
Classical[muː.nɪˈkɪ.pi.ũː]Ecclesiastical[mu.niˈt͡ʃiː.pi.um]

Meaning

  1. township
  2. municipality, town

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemūnicipiummūnicipia
genitivemūnicipiī
mūnicipī		mūnicipiōrum
dativemūnicipiōmūnicipiīs
accusativemūnicipiummūnicipia
ablativemūnicipiōmūnicipiīs
vocativemūnicipiummūnicipia

mūnĭcĭpĭum, ii, n. municeps,
I. a town, particularly in Italy, which possessed the right of Roman citizenship (together with, in most cases, the right of voting), but was governed by its own laws; a free town (cf. municeps; syn.: civitas, oppidum): Sex. Roscius, pecuniā sui municipii facile primus, Cic. Rosc. Am. 6, 15: nullum erat Italiae municipium, id. Sest. 14, 32: e municipio antiquissimo Tusculano, id. Planc. 8, 19.—Sometimes for colonia: L. Castronius longe princeps municipii Lucensis, Cic. Fam. 13, 13 init.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin mūnicipium From mūniceps (“citizen (of a municipality)”) + -ium.

Descendants
  • Catalanmunicipi
  • Frenchmunicipe
  • Italianmunicipio
  • Portuguesemunicípio
  • Romanianmunicipiu
  • Spanishmunicipio
  • Maltesemuniċipju
  • Piedmontesemunissipi

In English words that came into English from mūnicipium

  • municipalitymunicipalis
  • municipalmūnicipālis
  • municipiummūnicipium

Quick answers

What does mūnicipium mean in Latin?
mūnicipium, a noun, means “township; municipality, town”.
What is the genitive of mūnicipium?
The genitive singular is mūnicipiī. mūnicipium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce mūnicipium?
In classical Latin, [muː.nɪˈkɪ.pi.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [mu.niˈt͡ʃiː.pi.um].
Which English words come from mūnicipium?
English words that go back to Latin mūnicipium include municipium, municipality and municipal.