avium

Latin

Etymology 1

From āvius (“remote, out of the way”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈaː.u̯i.um/, [ˈäːu̯iʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.vi.um/, [ˈäːvium]

Noun

āvium n (genitive āviī or āvī); second declension

1. wilderness, byway

Declension

• Usually encountered in the plural.

Second-declension noun (neuter).

	singular	plural
nominative	āvium	āvia
genitive	āviī āvī1	āviōrum
dative	āviō	āviīs
accusative	āvium	āvia
ablative	āviō	āviīs
vocative	āvium	āvia

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

Adjective

āvium

1. inflection of āvius:
   1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular
   2. accusative masculine singular

Etymology 2

Inflected form of avis (“bird”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈa.u̯i.um/, [ˈäu̯iʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.vi.um/, [ˈäːvium]

Noun

avium f

1. genitive plural of avis