Dictionary formaedificium, aedificii(neuter)
Translation
building, edifice; structure
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Grammar
Cases
| Case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativethe subject | aedificium | aedificia |
| Vocativecalling someone: O ... | aedificium | aedificia |
| Accusativethe direct object; after ad, in (into), per | aedificium | aedificia |
| Genitiveof | aedificii | aedificiorum |
| Dativeto, for | aedificio | aedificiis |
| Ablativeby, with, from; after a, ab, cum, de, e, ex, in (in), sine | aedificio | aedificiis |
Examples
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A large building stands in the forum.
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We saw ancient buildings.
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They were living in the buildings of the city.
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The height of the buildings was remarkable.
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They added a roof to the new building.
Aedificium, aedificii, n., second declension: aedes plus the root of facio, so literally a thing built as a dwelling. The verb aedifico is formed the same way. Classical writers use it for structures without grandeur, ordinary buildings; where a temple or a great house is meant they reach instead for aedes or templum, and a medieval charter listing aedificia is listing outbuildings and barns as readily as halls.
The declension trap is the plural. Aedificia is neuter plural, not a feminine singular in -a, so the verb goes plural with it and adjectives take neuter plural endings: aedificia antiqua sunt. Learners who have just met first declension nouns get this wrong more often than any other single form in the second declension neuter.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 10, lesson 4: aedificium, impono, commodum and 6 more words.