LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

pervigilium

pervigilium n (genitive pervigiliī or pervigilī)
Classical[pɛr.wɪˈɡɪ.li.ũː]Ecclesiastical[per.viˈd͡ʒiː.li.um]

Meaning

  1. neuterstaying awake or sitting up all night
  2. neuterdevotional watching, vigil

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepervigiliumpervigilia
genitivepervigiliī
pervigilī		pervigiliōrum
dativepervigiliōpervigiliīs
accusativepervigiliumpervigilia
ablativepervigiliōpervigiliīs
vocativepervigiliumpervigilia

pervĭgĭlĭum, ii, n. id.,
I. a watching all night, a remaining awake or sitting up all night long.
I. In gen., Plin. 11, 53, 118, § 283: pervigilio fatigati, Just. 13, 8, 6: inter cotidiana pervigilia fessus, Sen. Ira, 3, 29, 1.—
II. In partic., a devotional watching, a vigil: castra pervigilio neglecta, Liv 23, 35: celebrare, Tac. A. 15, 44: indicere, Suet. Calig. 54: pervigilio anniversario colere, id. Galb. 4: agere, id. Vit. 10; Plin. 18, 12, 32, § 124: Pervigilium Veneris, the name of a little Latin poem by an unknown author, of perhaps the second century A. D.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin pervigilium From pervigil (“always watchful”) + -ium.

In English words that came into English from pervigilium

  • pervigiliumpervigilium

Quick answers

What does pervigilium mean in Latin?
pervigilium, a noun, means “staying awake or sitting up all night; devotional watching, vigil”.
What is the genitive of pervigilium?
The genitive singular is pervigiliī. pervigilium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce pervigilium?
In classical Latin, [pɛr.wɪˈɡɪ.li.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [per.viˈd͡ʒiː.li.um].