LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

sandalium

sandalium n (genitive sandaliī or sandalī)
Classical[sanˈda.li.ũː]Ecclesiastical[sanˈdaː.li.um]

Meaning

  1. neuterslipper
  2. neutersynonym of solea: sandal

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesandaliumsandalia
genitivesandaliī
sandalī		sandaliōrum
dativesandaliōsandaliīs
accusativesandaliumsandalia
ablativesandaliōsandaliīs
vocativesandaliumsandalia

sandălĭum, ii, n. (plur. scanned sandālĭa, Albin. 2, 65), = σανδάλιον,
I. a slipper, sandal, Turp. ap. Non. 427, 28; Ter. Eun. 5, 7, 4; Vulg. Judith, 10, 3

Origins

  1. Ancient Greek σάνδαλον(sándalon)
  2. Latinsandalium

Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ιον (-ion) Ancient Greek σανδάλιον (sandálion)bor. Latin sandalium Borrowed from Ancient Greek σανδάλιον (sandálion).

Descendants
  • Portuguesesandália
  • Portuguesesandalha
  • Spanishsandalia
  • Siciliansànnalu
  • Galiciansandalia
  • HunsrikSandaaljafrom Portuguese sandália

In English words that came into English from sandalium

  • sandalsandalium

Quick answers

What does sandalium mean in Latin?
sandalium, a noun, means “slipper; synonym of solea: sandal”.
What is the genitive of sandalium?
The genitive singular is sandaliī. sandalium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce sandalium?
In classical Latin, [sanˈda.li.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [sanˈdaː.li.um].
Where does sandalium come from?
Ancient Greek σάνδαλον (sándalon) → Latin sandalium.