LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

oblīvium

oblīvium n (genitive oblīviī or oblīvī)
Classical[ɔbˈliː.wi.ũː]Ecclesiastical[obˈliː.vi.um]

Meaning

  1. forgetfulness
  2. oblivion

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeoblīviumoblīvia
genitiveoblīviī
oblīvī		oblīviōrum
dativeoblīviōoblīviīs
accusativeoblīviumoblīvia
ablativeoblīviōoblīviīs
vocativeoblīviumoblīvia

oblīvĭum, ii, n. obliviscor,
I. forgetfulness, oblivion (poet. and once in Tac. for oblivio; usually in the plur.): oblivia rerum, Lucr. 3, 828; so id. 3, 1066; 6, 1213: longa oblivia potant, Verg. A. 6, 715: ducere sollicitae jucunda oblivia vitae, Hor. S. 2, 6, 62: taedae, Sil. 2, 628: agere oblivia laudis, to forget, Ov. M. 12, 539: suci, qui patriae faciant oblivia, id. P. 4, 10, 19.— In sing.. sententiam oblivio transmittere, Tac. H. 4, 9, Ambros. Apol. Dav. 31, 16.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin oblīvium From oblīvīscor (“forget”) + -ium.

Descendants
  • Englishoblivium
  • Portugueseoblívio

In English words that came into English from oblīvium

  • obliviousoblīviōsus

Quick answers

What does oblīvium mean in Latin?
oblīvium, a noun, means “forgetfulness; oblivion”.
What is the genitive of oblīvium?
The genitive singular is oblīviī. oblīvium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce oblīvium?
In classical Latin, [ɔbˈliː.wi.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [obˈliː.vi.um].