LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

suburbium

suburbium n (genitive suburbiī or suburbī)

Meaning

  1. neutersuburb

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesuburbiumsuburbia
genitivesuburbiī
suburbī		suburbiōrum
dativesuburbiōsuburbiīs
accusativesuburbiumsuburbia
ablativesuburbiōsuburbiīs
vocativesuburbiumsuburbia

sub-urbĭum, ii, n. urbs,
I. a suburb: in suburbium ire, Cic. Phil. 12, 10, 24.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Proto-Italic*supo
  3. Latinsuburbium

Latin sub- Latin urbs Latin suburbium From sub- + urbs.

Descendants
  • Catalansuburbi
  • Italiansuburbio
  • Portuguesesubúrbio
  • Spanishsuburbio
  • Polishsuburbium

In English words that came into English from suburbium

  • suburbsuburbium

Quick answers

What does suburbium mean in Latin?
suburbium, a noun, means “suburb”.
What is the genitive of suburbium?
The genitive singular is suburbiī. suburbium is neuter, second declension.
Where does suburbium come from?
Proto-Indo-European *upó → Proto-Italic *supo → Latin suburbium.