LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

viāticum

viāticum n (genitive viāticī)
Classical[wiˈaː.tɪ.kũː]Ecclesiastical[viˈaː.ti.kum]

Meaning

  1. travelling-money; provision for a journey
  2. figurativelya journey
  3. resources; means
  4. money made abroad, especially as a soldier, or used to travel abroad

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

pecūnia itineris
viāticum -ī (n) — in Epistulae, ch. 12

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeviāticumviātica
genitiveviāticīviāticōrum
dativeviāticōviāticīs
accusativeviāticumviātica
ablativeviāticōviāticīs
vocativeviāticumviātica

vĭātĭcum, i, v. viaticus, II.

Origins

Substantivization of the neuter form of the adjective viāticus (“pertaining to a journey or travelling”).

Descendants
  • Catalanviàtic
  • Englishviaticum
  • Frenchviatique
  • GermanViatikum
  • Italianviatico
  • Englishvoyagefrom Old French voiage
  • Frenchvoyagefrom Old French voiage
  • Romanianvoiajfrom Old French voiage
  • Catalanviatgefrom Old Occitan viatge
  • Occitanviatgefrom Old Occitan viatge

In English words that came into English from viāticum

  • voyageviāticum
  • viaticumviāticum
  • viaticalsviāticum

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesViaticumViaticum (ἐφόδιον) is, properly speaking, everything necessary for a person setting out on a journey, and thus comprehends money, provisions, dresses,…

Quick answers

What does viāticum mean in Latin?
viāticum, a noun, means “travelling-money; provision for a journey; a journey”.
What is the genitive of viāticum?
The genitive singular is viāticī. viāticum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce viāticum?
In classical Latin, [wiˈaː.tɪ.kũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [viˈaː.ti.kum].
Which English words come from viāticum?
English words that go back to Latin viāticum include voyage, viaticum and viaticals.