LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

noegēum

noegēum n (genitive noegēī)
Classical[noe̯ˈɡeː.ũː]Ecclesiastical[neˈd͡ʒɛː.um]

Meaning

  1. A garment trimmed with purple

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativenoegēumnoegēa
genitivenoegēīnoegēōrum
dativenoegēōnoegēīs
accusativenoegēumnoegēa
ablativenoegēōnoegēīs
vocativenoegēumnoegēa

nœgēum (trisyl.), ii, n.,
I. a garment trimmed with purple; acc. to others, a white upper garment: noegeum quidam amiculi genus praetextum purpura; quidam candidum ac perlucidum, quasi a navo (nauco), quod putamen quorundam pomorum est tenuissimum non sine candore, ut Livius ait in Odyssia: simul ac lacrimas de ore noegeo detersit, id. est candido, Paul. ex Fest. p. 174 Müll.: noegeum nigrum pallium tenue, Placid. p. 486.

Origins

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *neygʷ- (“to wash”). Compare Ancient Greek νίζω (nízō, “to wash”), Proto-Germanic *nikwes, Old English nicor, modern German Nix.

Quick answers

What does noegēum mean in Latin?
noegēum, a noun, means “A garment trimmed with purple”.
What is the genitive of noegēum?
The genitive singular is noegēī. noegēum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce noegēum?
In classical Latin, [noe̯ˈɡeː.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [neˈd͡ʒɛː.um].