gerontocomium

Latin

Alternative forms

• gerocomīum

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek γεροντοκομεῖον (gerontokomeîon), from γέρων (gérōn, “old man”) + κομέω (koméō, “to tend”).

Noun

gerontocomīum n (genitive gerontocomīī); second declension (Byzantine Latin– New Latin)

1. hospital for the aged, rest home

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	gerontocomīum	gerontocomīa
Genitive	gerontocomīī	gerontocomīōrum
Dative	gerontocomīō	gerontocomīīs
Accusative	gerontocomīum	gerontocomīa
Ablative	gerontocomīō	gerontocomīīs
Vocative	gerontocomīum	gerontocomīa

Descendants

• French: gérontocomie
• Italian: gerontocomio