noegeum

Latin

Alternative forms

• nœgēum

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *neygʷ- (“to wash”). Compare Ancient Greek νίζω (nízō, “to wash”), Proto-Germanic *nikwes, Old English nicor, modern German Nix.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /noe̯ˈɡeː.um/, [noe̯ˈɡeːʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /neˈd͡ʒe.um/, [neˈd͡ʒɛːum]

Noun

noegēum n (genitive noegēī); second declension

1. A garment trimmed with purple

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

	singular	plural
nominative	noegēum	noegēa
genitive	noegēī	noegēōrum
dative	noegēō	noegēīs
accusative	noegēum	noegēa
ablative	noegēō	noegēīs
vocative	noegēum	noegēa

References

• noegeum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “noegeum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press