pithecium in Latin

IPA: [pɪˈtʰeː.ki.ũː] [Classical-Latin], [piˈtɛː.t͡ʃi.um] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Ancient Greek πιθήκιον (pithḗkion). Etymology templates: {{der|la|grc|πιθήκιον|}} Ancient Greek πιθήκιον (pithḗkion) Head templates: {{la-noun|pithēcium<2>}} pithēcium n (genitive pithēciī or pithēcī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|pithēcium<2>}} Forms: pithēcium [canonical, neuter], pithēciī [genitive], pithēcī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], pithēcium [nominative, singular], pithēcia [nominative, plural], pithēciī [genitive, singular], pithēcī [genitive, singular], pithēciōrum [genitive, plural], pithēciō [dative, singular], pithēciīs [dative, plural], pithēcium [accusative, singular], pithēcia [accusative, plural], pithēciō [ablative, singular], pithēciīs [ablative, plural], pithēcium [singular, vocative], pithēcia [plural, vocative]

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"pithecium" meaning in Latin

Noun