LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

vomitōrium

vomitōrium n (genitive vomitōriī or vomitōrī)
Classical[wɔ.mɪˈtoː.ri.ũː]Ecclesiastical[vo.miˈtɔː.ri.um]

Meaning

  1. The entrance to an amphitheatre; passage behind a tier of seats in an amphitheatre.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativevomitōriumvomitōria
genitivevomitōriī
vomitōrī		vomitōriōrum
dativevomitōriōvomitōriīs
accusativevomitōriumvomitōria
ablativevomitōriōvomitōriīs
vocativevomitōriumvomitōria

Origins

Substantive of vomitōrius (“emetic", "provoking vomiting”), from vomō (“vomit”).

Descendants
  • Englishvomitory

Quick answers

What does vomitōrium mean in Latin?
vomitōrium, a noun, means “The entrance to an amphitheatre; passage behind a tier of seats in an amphitheatre.”.
What is the genitive of vomitōrium?
The genitive singular is vomitōriī. vomitōrium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce vomitōrium?
In classical Latin, [wɔ.mɪˈtoː.ri.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [vo.miˈtɔː.ri.um].