hypocauston, hypocausti:
Neuter · Noun · 2nd declension · variant: 8th
- Frequency:
- Lesser
system of hot-air channels for heating baths;
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | hypocauston | hypocausta |
| Gen. | hypocausti | hypocaustorum |
| Dat. | hypocausto | hypocaustis |
| Acc. | hypocauston | hypocausta |
| Voc. | hypocauston | hypocausta |
| Abl. | hypocausto | hypocaustis |
Examples
Liber V
Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus (Pliny the Younger) from EPISTVLARVM LIBRI DECEM
"...cubiculum hieme tepidissimum, quia plurimo sole perfunditur. Cohaeret hypocauston et, si dies nubilus, immisso vapore solis vicem supplet..."Liber II
Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus (Pliny the Younger) from EPISTVLARVM LIBRI DECEM
"...capacia si mare in proximo cogites. Adiacet unctorium, hypocauston, adiacet propnigeon balinei, mox duae cellae magis elegantes quam..."