LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

vacuum

vacuum n (genitive vacuī)
Classical[ˈwa.ku.ũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈvaː.ku.um]

Meaning

  1. neuteran empty space; a void
  2. neutera vacant place
  3. figurativelyneuterleisure (freedom from duty)
  4. New Latinneutera vacuum (space that contains no matter)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativevacuumvacua
genitivevacuīvacuōrum
dativevacuōvacuīs
accusativevacuumvacua
ablativevacuōvacuīs
vocativevacuumvacua

In English words that came into English from vacuum

  • vacuumvacuum

Quick answers

What does vacuum mean in Latin?
vacuum, a noun, means “an empty space; a void; a vacant place”.
What is the genitive of vacuum?
The genitive singular is vacuī. vacuum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce vacuum?
In classical Latin, [ˈwa.ku.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈvaː.ku.um].