LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

wadium

wadium n (genitive wadiī)
Classical[ˈwa.di.ũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈwaː.di.um]

Meaning

  1. EarlyMedieval Latinneuterpledge
  2. EarlyMedieval Latinneuterlegal contract
  3. EarlyMedieval Latinneutermarriage contract
  4. EarlyMedieval Latinneutermortgage
  5. EarlyMedieval Latinneuterdeath certificate
  6. EarlyMedieval Latinneuterwill
  7. EarlyMedieval Latinneutersalary, wage

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativewadiumwadia
vadia
genitivewadiī
vadiī		wadiōrum
vadiōrum
dativewadiō
vadiō		wadiīs
vadiīs
accusativewadiumwadia
vadia
ablativewadiō
vadiō		wadiīs
vadiīs
vocativewadiumwadia
vadia

Origins

Borrowed from Frankish *waddī (“wager, stake, pledge”). Attested in the eighth-century Reichenau Glossary.

In English words that came into English from wadium

  • vadiumwadium

Quick answers

What does wadium mean in Latin?
wadium, a noun, means “pledge; legal contract; marriage contract”.
What is the genitive of wadium?
The genitive singular is wadiī. wadium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce wadium?
In classical Latin, [ˈwa.di.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈwaː.di.um].