LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

participium

participium n (genitive participiī or participī)
Classical[par.tɪˈkɪ.pi.ũː]Ecclesiastical[par.tiˈt͡ʃiː.pi.um]

Meaning

  1. neutera sharing, partaking, participation
  2. neuterparticiple

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeparticipiumparticipia
genitiveparticipiī
participī		participiōrum
dativeparticipiōparticipiīs
accusativeparticipiumparticipia
ablativeparticipiōparticipiīs
vocativeparticipiumparticipia

partĭcĭpĭum, ii, n. particeps,
I. a sharing, partaking, participation.
I. Lit. (post-class.): omni ad illa participio in posterum abstinere, Cod. Just. 1, 4, 34, § 3. —Far more freq.,
II. Transf., in gram., a verbal form which partakes of the functions of a noun, a participle, Varr. L. L. 8, § 58; 9, § 110 Müll.; Quint. 1, 4, 19; 27; 1, 5, 47 et saep.

Origins

From participō (“to take part”) + -ium, from pars (“part”) + capiō (“take, seize”). See also particeps. The grammar sense is a semantic loan from Ancient Greek μετοχή (metokhḗ).

Descendants
  • Catalanparticipi
  • Frenchparticipefrom Old French participe
  • Englishparticiplefrom Old French participe
  • GermanPartizipium
  • Italianparticipio
  • Portugueseparticípio
  • Romanianparticipiu
  • Sardinianparticípiu
  • Spanishparticipio
  • Galicianparticipio

In English words that came into English from participium

  • participleparticipium
  • participialparticipiālis

Quick answers

What does participium mean in Latin?
participium, a noun, means “a sharing, partaking, participation; participle”.
What is the genitive of participium?
The genitive singular is participiī. participium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce participium?
In classical Latin, [par.tɪˈkɪ.pi.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [par.tiˈt͡ʃiː.pi.um].