LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

peristȳlum

peristȳlum n (genitive peristȳlī)
Classical[pɛ.rɪsˈtyː.ɫũː]Ecclesiastical[pe.risˈtiː.lum]
Mille Verba core vocabulary

Meaning

  1. peristyle (inner courtyard surrounded by columns)

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

hortus columnīs cīnctus intrā domum.
peristȳlum -ī n — in Mille Verba, Domus et Familia

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeperistȳlumperistȳla
genitiveperistȳlīperistȳlōrum
dativeperistȳlōperistȳlīs
accusativeperistȳlumperistȳla
ablativeperistȳlōperistȳlīs
vocativeperistȳlumperistȳla

pĕristȳlum, i, n., = περίστυλον,
I. the part of a building enclosing the court-yard, surrounded by columns on the inside, Varr. R. R. 3, 5; Cic. Dom. 44, 116; Suet. Aug. 82; Aus. Urb. 5.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Ancient Greek περί (perí) Ancient Greek περι- (peri-) Ancient Greek στῦλος (stûlos) Ancient Greek περίστυλον (perístulon)bor. Latin peristȳlum Borrowed from Ancient Greek περίστυλον (perístulon).

Descendants
  • Catalanperistil
  • Frenchpéristyle
  • Englishperistylefrom French péristyle
  • GermanPeristyl
  • Haitian Creoleperistilfrom French péristyle

In English words that came into English from peristȳlum

  • peristyleperistȳlum
  • peristylumperistȳlum

Quick answers

What does peristȳlum mean in Latin?
peristȳlum, a noun, means “peristyle (inner courtyard surrounded by columns)”.
What is the genitive of peristȳlum?
The genitive singular is peristȳlī. peristȳlum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce peristȳlum?
In classical Latin, [pɛ.rɪsˈtyː.ɫũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [pe.risˈtiː.lum].