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noun · neutersecond declension

nymphaeum

nymphaeum n (genitive nymphaeī)
Classical[nymˈpʰae̯.ũː]Ecclesiastical[nimˈfɛː.um]

Meaning

  1. neuternymphaeum (an ancient Greek or Roman shrine consecrated to water nymphs, often with a fountain)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativenymphaeumnymphaea
nymphēa
genitivenymphaeī
nymphēī		nymphaeōrum
nymphēōrum
dativenymphaeō
nymphēō		nymphaeīs
nymphēīs
accusativenymphaeumnymphaea
nymphēa
ablativenymphaeō
nymphēō		nymphaeīs
nymphēīs
vocativenymphaeumnymphaea
nymphēa

Nymphaeum, i, n., = Νύμφαιον,
I. a promontory and seaport in Illyria, on the borders of Macedonia, now Capo di Redeni, Caes. B. C. 3, 26, 4; Liv. 42, 36, 8; Plin. 3, 22, 26, § 144; Luc. 5, 720.
nymphaeum, i, v. nympheum.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek νῠμφαῖον (nŭmphaîon).

In English words that came into English from nymphaeum

  • nymphaeumnymphaeum

Quick answers

What does nymphaeum mean in Latin?
nymphaeum, a noun, means “nymphaeum (an ancient Greek or Roman shrine consecrated to water nymphs, often with a fountain)”.
What is the genitive of nymphaeum?
The genitive singular is nymphaeī. nymphaeum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce nymphaeum?
In classical Latin, [nymˈpʰae̯.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [nimˈfɛː.um].