nympheum

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek νυμφεῖον (numpheîon).

Pronunciation

Noun

nymphēum n (genitive nymphēī); second declension

  1. (religion) a nymphaeum; shrine dedicated to the nymphs, often with a fountain

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

singular plural
nominative nymphēum nymphēa
genitive nymphēī nymphēōrum
dative nymphēō nymphēīs
accusative nymphēum nymphēa
ablative nymphēō nymphēīs
vocative nymphēum nymphēa

References

  • “nympheum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • nympheum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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