LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

sōlstitium

sōlstitium n (genitive sōlstitiī or sōlstitī)
Classical[soːɫˈstɪ.ti.ũː]Ecclesiastical[solˈstit.t͡si.um]

Meaning

  1. summer solstice
  2. summer (hottest part of the year)
  3. solstice

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesōlstitiumsōlstitia
genitivesōlstitiī
sōlstitī		sōlstitiōrum
dativesōlstitiōsōlstitiīs
accusativesōlstitiumsōlstitia
ablativesōlstitiōsōlstitiīs
vocativesōlstitiumsōlstitia

solstĭtĭum, ii, n. sol-sisto.
I. In gen., the time when the sun seems to stand still, either in Cancer or in Capricorn, the (summer or winter) solstice (so in gen. not till after the Aug. period): solstitium aestivum ... hibernum, Col. 7, 3, 11: aestivum, Plin. 2, 103, 106, § 229: brumale, Col. 11, 2, 94: solstitia et aequinoctia, id. 9, 14, 12.—
II. In partic., the summer solstice, the longest day of the year (opp. bruma, the prevalent signif. of the word): alter motus solis est ... a brumā ad solstitium. Solstitium quod sol eo die sistere videbatur, Varr. L. L. 6, § 8 Müll.; Cato, R. R. 104; Varr. R. R. 1, 28, 2; 1, 1, 46; Cic. N. D. 2, 7, 19; 2, 19, 50; id. Div. 2, 44, 93; Plin. 8, 43, 68, § 167; 18, 28, 68, § 264 al.—
B. Transf., in gen., summer time, the heat of summer (poet. and in post-Aug. prose; cf. bruma, 2.): paenula solstitio, campestre nivalibus auris Hor. Ep. 1, 11, 18; Verg. G. 1, 100; Ov. Tr. 5, 10, 7; Sen. Ben. 1, 12, 3: solstitium pecori defendite, Verg. E. 7, 47.

Origins

From sōl + sistō + -ium, perfect passive participle of stō.

Descendants
  • Catalansolstici
  • GermanSolstitium
  • Italiansolstizio
  • Occitansolstici
  • Frenchsolsticefrom Old French solstice
  • Romaniansolstițiufrom Old French solstice
  • Englishsolsticefrom Old French solstice
  • Portuguesesolstício
  • Spanishsolsticio
  • Albaniansolstiku

Quick answers

What does sōlstitium mean in Latin?
sōlstitium, a noun, means “summer solstice; summer (hottest part of the year); solstice”.
What is the genitive of sōlstitium?
The genitive singular is sōlstitiī. sōlstitium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce sōlstitium?
In classical Latin, [soːɫˈstɪ.ti.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [solˈstit.t͡si.um].