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
- T
Mostellaria
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...sunt venales. TR. Scio equidem istuc. sed senex gynaeceum aedificare volt hic in suis et balineas et ambulacrum..." - P
Phormio
Publius Terentius Afer (Terence)
"...hanc rem est, Antipho. ubi in gynaeceum ire occipio, puer ad me adcurrit Mida, pone reprendit pallio, resupinat..."
