LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

prytanēum

prytanēum n (genitive prytanēī)
Classical[pry.taˈneː.ũː]Ecclesiastical[pri.taˈnɛː.um]

Meaning

  1. prytaneum

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeprytanēumprytanēa
genitiveprytanēīprytanēōrum
dativeprytanēōprytanēīs
accusativeprytanēumprytanēa
ablativeprytanēōprytanēīs
vocativeprytanēumprytanēa

prўtănēum, i, n., = πρυτανεῖον,
I. the town-hall, a public building in some of the Grecian states, where the Prytanes assembled and dined, and where those who had done special service to the State were entertained at the public expense, Cic. de Or. 1, 54, 232; Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 53, § 119; Liv. 41, 20.—Also in RHEGIVM, Inscr. Orell. 3838; in Cyzicum, Plin. 36, 15, 23, § 99.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πρυτανεῖον (prutaneîon). By surface analysis, prytanis + -ēum.

Descendants
  • Englishprytaneum
  • Italianpritaneo
  • Frenchprytanéefrom Middle French prytanee

In English words that came into English from prytanēum

  • prytaneumprytanēum

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesPrytaneumPrytaneum (πρυτανεῖον). The nearest approach that modern usage makes to the Prytaneum of a Greek state may be found in the town-hall or hôtel de ville…

Quick answers

What does prytanēum mean in Latin?
prytanēum, a noun, means “prytaneum”.
What is the genitive of prytanēum?
The genitive singular is prytanēī. prytanēum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce prytanēum?
In classical Latin, [pry.taˈneː.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [pri.taˈnɛː.um].