LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

pithēcium

pithēcium n (genitive pithēciī or pithēcī)
Classical[pɪˈtʰeː.ki.ũː]Ecclesiastical[piˈtɛː.t͡ʃi.um]

Meaning

  1. a little ape
  2. a kind of flower, possibly monkey-flower (Mimulus) or snapdragon (Antirrhinum)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepithēciumpithēcia
genitivepithēciī
pithēcī		pithēciōrum
dativepithēciōpithēciīs
accusativepithēciumpithēcia
ablativepithēciōpithēciīs
vocativepithēciumpithēcia

pĭthēcĭum, ĭi, n., = πιθήκιον.
I. A little ape, Plaut. Mil. 4, 1, 42.—
II. A plant, called also antirrhinon, App. Herb. 86.
Pĭthēcĭum, ii, f.,
I. the name of an attendant, Plaut. Truc. 2, 5, 24 Speng.† † pithēcus, i, m., = πιθηκος, an ape: pithecus, cercopithecus, cercops, Not. Tir. p. 176.

Origins

From Ancient Greek πιθήκιον (pithḗkion).

Quick answers

What does pithēcium mean in Latin?
pithēcium, a noun, means “a little ape; a kind of flower, possibly monkey-flower (Mimulus) or snapdragon (Antirrhinum)”.
What is the genitive of pithēcium?
The genitive singular is pithēciī. pithēcium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce pithēcium?
In classical Latin, [pɪˈtʰeː.ki.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [piˈtɛː.t͡ʃi.um].