Dictionary formhospitium, hospitii(neuter)
Translation
hospitality; lodging, guest-quarters
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Grammar
Cases
| Case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativethe subject | hospitium | hospitia |
| Vocativecalling someone: O ... | hospitium | hospitia |
| Accusativethe direct object; after ad, in (into), per | hospitium | hospitia |
| Genitiveof | hospitii | hospitiorum |
| Dativeto, for | hospitio | hospitiis |
| Ablativeby, with, from; after a, ab, cum, de, e, ex, in (in), sine | hospitio | hospitiis |
Examples
.
Lodging has been prepared for the pilgrims.
.
We stayed in the guest quarters of the brothers.
iunxit.
He formed a bond of guest-friendship with the king.
.
They stayed through the night without lodging.
praebuit.
He gladly provided us with lodging.
Hospitium, hospitii, n., second declension, from hospes. The classical sense is a formal relationship, not a spare room: hospitality as a mutual obligation between two families, entered into deliberately, sealed with a token and inherited by the children. Hospitium iungere is to contract it.
The concrete sense grows out of that and takes over. By the monastic corpus the hospitium is a real building with a monk in charge of it and pilgrims in the beds. English hospice, hospital, hostel and hotel all descend from the same word, which is a fair summary of what happened to the institution.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 10, lesson 11: hospitium, villa, purus and 6 more words.