LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

pancratium

pancratium n (genitive pancratiī or pancratī)
Classical[paŋˈkra.ti.ũː]Ecclesiastical[paŋˈkrat.t͡si.um]

Meaning

  1. neuterpankration (a gymnastic contest, which is a blend of wrestling and boxing)
  2. neuterchicory

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepancratiumpancratia
genitivepancratiī
pancratī		pancratiōrum
dativepancratiōpancratiīs
accusativepancratiumpancratia
ablativepancratiōpancratiīs
vocativepancratiumpancratia

pancrătĭum (-tion), ii, n., = παγκράτιον.
I. A complete combat; a gymnastic contest which included both wrestling and boxing; cf. Quint. 2, 8, 13: et patitur duro volnera pancratio, Prop. 4, 13, 8; Sen. Ben. 5, 3, 1: Autolycos pancratio victor, Plin. 34, 8, 19, § 79; cf. id. 35, 11, 40, § 139; Inscr. Fabr. p. 100, n. 226.—
II. The herb succory, Plin. 20, 8, 30, § 74.—
III. A plant, called also scilla pusilla, Plin. 27, 12, 92, § 118.

Origins

From Ancient Greek παγκράτιον (pankrátion, “all powers; exercise which combines both wrestling and boxing”).

Descendants
  • Englishpancratium
  • Frenchpancrace

In English words that came into English from pancratium

  • pancratiumpancratium

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesPancratiumPancratium (παγκράτιον) is composed of πᾶν and κράτος, and accordingly signifies an athletic game, in which all the powers of the fighter were called …

Quick answers

What does pancratium mean in Latin?
pancratium, a noun, means “pankration (a gymnastic contest, which is a blend of wrestling and boxing); chicory”.
What is the genitive of pancratium?
The genitive singular is pancratiī. pancratium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce pancratium?
In classical Latin, [paŋˈkra.ti.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [paŋˈkrat.t͡si.um].