LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

xystus

xystus m (genitive xystī)
Classical[ˈksys.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈksis.tus]

Meaning

  1. masculinecovered portico or gallery (or one planted with trees)

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

ambulātiō hortī aperta
xystus -ī (m) — in Epistulae, ch. 8

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativexystusxystī
genitivexystīxystōrum
dativexystōxystīs
accusativexystumxystōs
ablativexystōxystīs
vocativexystexystī

xystus, i, m., or xystum, i, n., = ξυστός or ξυστόν.
I. Among the Greeks, a covered portico or gallery, where the athletes exercised in winter, Vitr. 5, 11, 4; 6, 10, 5; Tert. Apol. 38.—
II. Among the Romans, an open colonnade or portico, or a walk planted with trees, etc., for recreation, conversation, philosophic discussion, etc., Cic. Att. 1, 8, 2; id. Brut. 3, 10; id. Ac. 2, 3, 9; Sen. Ira. 3, 18, 3; Plin. Ep. 2, 17, 17; 5, 6, 19; 9, 7, 4; 9, 36, 3; Suet. Aug. 72; Phaedr. 2, 5, 18.

Origins

From Ancient Greek ξυστός (xustós, “xystus”).

Descendants
  • Englishxystus
  • Portuguesexisto

In English words that came into English from xystus

  • xystxystus

Quick answers

What does xystus mean in Latin?
xystus, a noun, means “covered portico or gallery (or one planted with trees)”.
What is the genitive of xystus?
The genitive singular is xystī. xystus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce xystus?
In classical Latin, [ˈksys.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈksis.tus].