gynaeceum
Dictionary entries
- Entry →gynaeceum, gynaecei:
Neuter · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Geography:
- Greece
women's apartment/quarters in Greek house;
acc. sg.gen. pl.nom. sg.voc. sg.
Examples
Mostellaria
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...sunt venales. TR. Scio equidem istuc. sed senex gynaeceum aedificare volt hic in suis et balineas et ambulacrum..."Phormio
Publius Terentius Afer (Terence)
"...hanc rem est, Antipho. ubi in gynaeceum ire occipio, puer ad me adcurrit Mida, pone reprendit pallio, resupinat..."
