LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

obloquium

obloquium n (genitive obloquiī or obloquī)

Meaning

  1. neutera contradiction

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeobloquiumobloquia
genitiveobloquiī
obloquī
obloquiōrum
dativeobloquiōobloquiīs
accusativeobloquiumobloquia
ablativeobloquiōobloquiīs
vocativeobloquiumobloquia

oblŏquĭum, ii, n. obloquor,
I. a contradiction (post-class.), Sid. Ep. 7, 9.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin obloquium From obloquor (“to gainsay, contradict”) + -ium.

In English words that came into English from obloquium

  • obloquyobloquium

Quick answers

What does obloquium mean in Latin?
obloquium, a noun, means “a contradiction”.
What is the genitive of obloquium?
The genitive singular is obloquiī. obloquium is neuter, second declension.