nympheum

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek νυμφεῖον (numpheîon).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /nymˈpʰeː.um/, [nʏmˈpʰeːʊ̃ˑ]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /nimˈfe.um/, [nimˈfɛːum]

Noun

nymphēum n (genitive nymphēī); second declension

a nymphaeum; shrine dedicated to the nymphs, often with a fountain

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	nymphēum	nymphēa
Genitive	nymphēī	nymphēōrum
Dative	nymphēō	nymphēīs
Accusative	nymphēum	nymphēa
Ablative	nymphēō	nymphēīs
Vocative	nymphēum	nymphēa

Related terms

nympha

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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