LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

phalangium

phalangium n (genitive phalangiī or phalangī)
Classical[pʰaˈɫaŋ.ɡi.ũː]Ecclesiastical[faˈlan̠ʲ.d͡ʒi.um]

Meaning

  1. neuterA kind of venomous spider

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativephalangiumphalangia
genitivephalangiī
phalangī		phalangiōrum
dativephalangiōphalangiīs
accusativephalangiumphalangia
ablativephalangiōphalangiīs
vocativephalangiumphalangia

phălangĭum or -on, ii, n. (late collat. form phălangĭus, ii, m., Veg. Vet. 3, 81; Isid. 14, 6, 16), = φαλάγγιον.
I. A kind of venomous spider, Cels. 5, 27, 9; Plin. 18, 17, 44, § 156; 8, 27, 41, § 97; 11, 24, 28, § 79. —
II. Spider-root, anthericum, for phalangites, Plin. 27, 12, 98, § 124.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰelǵ-der.?
  2. Latinphalangium

Pre-Greekder. Ancient Greek φάλαγξ (phálanx) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ιον (-ion) Ancient Greek φαλάγγιον (phalángion)bor. Latin phalangium Borrowed from Ancient Greek φαλάγγιον (phalángion).

Quick answers

What does phalangium mean in Latin?
phalangium, a noun, means “A kind of venomous spider”.
What is the genitive of phalangium?
The genitive singular is phalangiī. phalangium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce phalangium?
In classical Latin, [pʰaˈɫaŋ.ɡi.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [faˈlan̠ʲ.d͡ʒi.um].
Where does phalangium come from?
Proto-Indo-European *bʰelǵ-der.? → Latin phalangium.