LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

splēnium

splēnium n (genitive splēniī or splēnī)
Classical[ˈspɫeː.ni.ũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈsplɛː.ni.um]

Meaning

  1. Miltwaste, spleenwort.
  2. A plaster or patch, for its likeness to the spleen in form and color.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesplēniumsplēnia
genitivesplēniī
splēnī		splēniōrum
dativesplēniōsplēniīs
accusativesplēniumsplēnia
ablativesplēniōsplēniīs
vocativesplēniumsplēnia

splēnĭum, ĭi, n., = σπλήνιον.
I. Milt-waste, spleenwort, Plin. 25, 5, 20, § 45. —
II. (Because of its likeness to the spleen in form and color.) A plaster, patch, Plin. 29, 6, 38, § 126; 30, 11, 30, § 104 (Jahn, spleniolum); Mart. 2, 29, 9; 8, 33, 22; Plin. Ep. 6, 2, 2.

Origins

From Ancient Greek σπληνῐ́ον (splēnĭ́on, “pad or compress of linen”), from σπλήν (splḗn, “milt, spleen”) + -ῐον (-ĭon, “diminutive suffix”).

Quick answers

What does splēnium mean in Latin?
splēnium, a noun, means “Miltwaste, spleenwort.; A plaster or patch, for its likeness to the spleen in form and color.”.
What is the genitive of splēnium?
The genitive singular is splēniī. splēnium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce splēnium?
In classical Latin, [ˈspɫeː.ni.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈsplɛː.ni.um].