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noun · neutersecond declension

zōotrophīon

zōotrophīon n (genitive zōotrophīī)
Classical[zoː.ɔ.trɔˈpʰiː.ɔn]Ecclesiastical[d͡zo.o.troˈfiː.on]

Meaning

  1. New Latinmenagerie
    Ponamus jam, illud ab eo elevatum 10 cubitos; constabant consequenter reliqua sub tecto triplicis contignationis receptacula 20 cubitorum, competent ex reliquis contignationibus Magazini, & Zootrophii singulis quinque cubitorum altitudines.1675, Athanasius Kircher, Arca Noë:
    June 1694, Georg Franck von Franckenau, personal letter to Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativezōotrophīonzōotrophīa
genitivezōotrophīīzōotrophīōrum
dativezōotrophīōzōotrophīīs
accusativezōotrophīonzōotrophīa
ablativezōotrophīōzōotrophīīs
vocativezōotrophīonzōotrophīa

Origins

From the Ancient Greek ζῳοτροφεῖον (zōiotropheîon), from ζωή (zōḗ, “life”) + τροφεῖον (tropheîon, “cage”).

Quick answers

What does zōotrophīon mean in Latin?
zōotrophīon, a noun, means “menagerie”.
What is the genitive of zōotrophīon?
The genitive singular is zōotrophīī. zōotrophīon is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce zōotrophīon?
In classical Latin, [zoː.ɔ.trɔˈpʰiː.ɔn]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [d͡zo.o.troˈfiː.on].