gynaeconitis
See also: gynæconitis
English
Etymology
Latin gynaecōnītis.
Noun
gynaeconitis
- (Ancient Rome) A gynaeceum.
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek γυναικωνῖτις (gunaikōnîtis).
Noun
gynaecōnītis f (genitive gynaecōnītidis); third declension
- Gynæceum. In Ancient Greece, the portion of a house reserved for women.
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | gynaecōnītis | gynaecōnītidēs |
| Genitive | gynaecōnītidis | gynaecōnītidum |
| Dative | gynaecōnītidī | gynaecōnītidibus |
| Accusative | gynaecōnītidem | gynaecōnītidēs |
| Ablative | gynaecōnītide | gynaecōnītidibus |
| Vocative | gynaecōnītis | gynaecōnītidēs |
References
- “gynaeconitis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “gynaeconitis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- gynaeconitis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- “gynaeconitis”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- gynaeconitis in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
- “gynaeconitis”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
- By Sir William Smith. A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, J. Murray, 1878, p. 220.
- Blundell, Sue. Women in Ancient Greece. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1995., p. 139