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noun · neutersecond declension

thermopōlium

thermopōlium n (genitive thermopōliī or thermopōlī)
Classical[tʰɛr.mɔˈpoː.li.ũː]Ecclesiastical[ter.moˈpɔː.li.um]

Meaning

  1. thermopolium (place where food and hot drinks were sold)
  2. a restaurant, café

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativethermopōliumthermopōlia
genitivethermopōliī
thermopōlī		thermopōliōrum
dativethermopōliōthermopōliīs
accusativethermopōliumthermopōlia
ablativethermopōliōthermopōliīs
vocativethermopōliumthermopōlia

thermŏpōlĭum, ii, n., = θερμοπώλιον,
I. a place where warm drinks were sold, a pothouse, tap-house, tavern, Plaut. Curc. 2, 3, 13; id. Trin. 4, 3, 6; id. Rud. 2, 6, 45; id. Ps. 2, 4, 52.

Origins

From Ancient Greek θερμοπώλιον (thermopṓlion).

Descendants
  • Italiantermopolio
  • Catalantermopoli
  • Catalanthermopolium
  • Englishthermopolium
  • Frenchthermopolium
  • GermanThermopolium
  • Spanishtermopolio

In English words that came into English from thermopōlium

  • thermopoliumthermopōlium

Quick answers

What does thermopōlium mean in Latin?
thermopōlium, a noun, means “thermopolium (place where food and hot drinks were sold); a restaurant, café”.
What is the genitive of thermopōlium?
The genitive singular is thermopōliī. thermopōlium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce thermopōlium?
In classical Latin, [tʰɛr.mɔˈpoː.li.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ter.moˈpɔː.li.um].