nympheum
English
Noun
nympheum (plural nympheums or nymphea)
- Alternative form of nymphaeum.
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek νῠμφεῖον (nŭmpheîon).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [nymˈpʰeː.ũː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [nimˈfɛː.um]
Noun
nymphēum n (genitive nymphēī); second declension
- alternative form of nymphaeum
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.