suburbium

Latin

Etymology

From sub- + urbs.

Noun

suburbium n (genitive suburbiī or suburbī); second declension

  1. suburb

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative suburbium suburbia
Genitive suburbiī
suburbī1
suburbiōrum
Dative suburbiō suburbiīs
Accusative suburbium suburbia
Ablative suburbiō suburbiīs
Vocative suburbium suburbia

1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Descendants

  • Catalan: suburbi
  • Polish: suburbium
  • Spanish: suburbio

References

  • suburbium”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • suburbium”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • suburbium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin suburbium.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /suˈbur.bjum/
  • Rhymes: -urbjum
  • Syllabification: su‧bur‧bium

Noun

suburbium n

  1. suburb (area on the periphery of a city or large town)
    Synonyms: peryferie, przedmieście

Declension

Further reading

  • suburbium in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • suburbium in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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