LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

pānificium

pānificium n (genitive pānificiī or pānificī)
Classical[paː.nɪˈfɪ.ki.ũː]Ecclesiastical[pa.niˈfiː.t͡ʃi.um]

Meaning

  1. breadmaking
  2. anything baked; bread, cakes
  3. loaf

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepānificiumpānificia
genitivepānificiī
pānificī		pānificiōrum
dativepānificiōpānificiīs
accusativepānificiumpānificia
ablativepānificiōpānificiīs
vocativepānificiumpānificia

pānĭfĭcĭum (pānĕf-), ĭi, n. id.,
I. the making of bread.
I. Lit.: a pane et faciendo panificium coeptum dici, Varr. L. L. 5, § 105 Müll.—
II. Transf., any thing baked, as bread, cakes, etc., Cels. 2, 18: verbenas coronasque et panificia libertus obtulisse ei visus est, offering-cakes, Suet. Vesp. 7.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*peh₂-der.?
  2. Latinpānificium

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti Proto-Italic *θakjō Proto-Italic *fakjō Latin faciō Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin pānificium From pānis (“bread”) + faciō (“to do, make”) + -ium.

Descendants
  • Italianpanificio

Quick answers

What does pānificium mean in Latin?
pānificium, a noun, means “breadmaking; anything baked; bread, cakes”.
What is the genitive of pānificium?
The genitive singular is pānificiī. pānificium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce pānificium?
In classical Latin, [paː.nɪˈfɪ.ki.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [pa.niˈfiː.t͡ʃi.um].
Where does pānificium come from?
Proto-Indo-European *peh₂-der.? → Latin pānificium.