LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

synōnymum

synōnymum n (genitive synōnymī)
Classical[syˈnoː.ny.mũː]Ecclesiastical[siˈnɔː.ni.mum]

Meaning

  1. synonym

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesynōnymumsynōnyma
genitivesynōnymīsynōnymōrum
dativesynōnymōsynōnymīs
accusativesynōnymumsynōnyma
ablativesynōnymōsynōnymīs
vocativesynōnymumsynōnyma

sўnōnўmum, i, n., = συνώνυμον,
I. a word having the same meaning with another, a synonym, Front. Eloqu. p. 237; Prisc. 579 P.; Serv. Verg. A. 2, 128.

Origins

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek συνώνυμον (sunṓnumon), neuter singular form of συνώνυμος (sunṓnumos, “synonymous”), from σύν (sún, “with”) + ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”).

Descendants
  • Catalansinònim
  • GermanSynonymum
  • GermanSynonym
  • Italiansinonimo
  • Portuguesesinónimo
  • Spanishsinónimo
  • Englishsynonym
  • Frenchsynonymefrom Old French synonyme

Quick answers

What does synōnymum mean in Latin?
synōnymum, a noun, means “synonym”.
What is the genitive of synōnymum?
The genitive singular is synōnymī. synōnymum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce synōnymum?
In classical Latin, [syˈnoː.ny.mũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [siˈnɔː.ni.mum].