LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

vīlipendium

vīlipendium n (genitive vīlipendiī or vīlipendī)
Classical[wiː.lɪˈpɛn.di.ũː]Ecclesiastical[vi.liˈpɛn.di.um]

Meaning

  1. contempt, scorn, disregard

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativevīlipendiumvīlipendia
genitivevīlipendiī
vīlipendī		vīlipendiōrum
dativevīlipendiōvīlipendiīs
accusativevīlipendiumvīlipendia
ablativevīlipendiōvīlipendiīs
vocativevīlipendiumvīlipendia

Origins

From vīlis (“cheap, worthless”) + pendere (“to weigh, consider”).

Quick answers

What does vīlipendium mean in Latin?
vīlipendium, a noun, means “contempt, scorn, disregard”.
What is the genitive of vīlipendium?
The genitive singular is vīlipendiī. vīlipendium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce vīlipendium?
In classical Latin, [wiː.lɪˈpɛn.di.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [vi.liˈpɛn.di.um].