hypocaustum

Alternative forms

• hypocauston

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὑπόκαυστον (hupókauston, “hypocaust”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /hi.po.ˈcaus.tum/
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ʔi.po.ˈcaus.tum/

Noun

hypocaustum n (genitive hypocaustī); second declension

1. A hypocaust.
2. A steam room or bathing room heated from below.
   • 1611, Johannes Kepler, Strena seu de nive sexangula 13

     Admonebant istae striae rei illius, quae contingit in hypocaustis vapidis, brumali rigore pertusas fenestras obsidente.

     These grooves reminded me of that thing which happens in steam rooms, when the cold of winter beseiges perforated windows.

Adjective

hypocaustum

1. nominative neuter singular of hypocaustus
2. accusative masculine singular of hypocaustus
3. accusative neuter singular of hypocaustus
4. vocative neuter singular of hypocaustus

References

• hypocaustum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• hypocaustum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• hypocaustum in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• hypocaustum in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin