LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

novennium

novennium n (genitive novenniī or novennī)

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latinneutera period of nine years, novennium

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativenovenniumnovennia
genitivenovenniī
novennī		novenniōrum
dativenovenniōnovenniīs
accusativenovenniumnovennia
ablativenovenniōnovenniīs
vocativenovenniumnovennia

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁néwn̥
  2. Proto-Italic*nown̥
  3. Latinnovennium

Latin novem Proto-Indo-European *h₂et- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *h₂etnós Proto-Italic *atnos? Latin annus Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der.? Proto-Italic *-is Latin -is Latin novennis Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin novennium From novennis + -ium (suffix forming abstract nouns).

Descendants
  • Englishnovennium

Quick answers

What does novennium mean in Latin?
novennium, a noun, means “a period of nine years, novennium”.
What is the genitive of novennium?
The genitive singular is novenniī. novennium is neuter, second declension.
Where does novennium come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥ → Proto-Italic *nown̥ → Latin novennium.