LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

nosocomīum

nosocomīum n (genitive nosocomīī)
Classical[nɔ.sɔ.kɔˈmiː.ũː]Ecclesiastical[no.s̬o.koˈmiː.um]

Meaning

  1. hospital, infirmary

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativenosocomīumnosocomīa
genitivenosocomīīnosocomīōrum
dativenosocomīōnosocomīīs
accusativenosocomīumnosocomīa
ablativenosocomīōnosocomīīs
vocativenosocomīumnosocomīa

nŏsŏcŏmīum, ii, n., = νοσοκομεῖον,
I. a hospital, infirmary, Cod. Just. 1, 2, 19; 22; Hier. Ep. 30, 2.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek νοσοκομεῖον (nosokomeîon), from νόσος (nósos, “disease, suffering”) + κομέω (koméō, “to tend”).

Descendants
  • Catalannosocomi
  • Italiannosocomio
  • Portuguesenosocómio
  • Portuguesenosocômio
  • Spanishnosocomio

In English words that came into English from nosocomīum

  • nosocomialnosocomīum
  • nosocomiumnosocomīum

Quick answers

What does nosocomīum mean in Latin?
nosocomīum, a noun, means “hospital, infirmary”.
What is the genitive of nosocomīum?
The genitive singular is nosocomīī. nosocomīum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce nosocomīum?
In classical Latin, [nɔ.sɔ.kɔˈmiː.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [no.s̬o.koˈmiː.um].