heredium

Latin

Etymology

From heres (“heir”) + -ium (“forming neuter nouns”). Its use as a unit of area derives from an early land reform which bequeathed 2 jugers of land to each Roman citizen as heritable property.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /heːˈreː.di.um/, [heːˈreː.di.ʊ̃]

Noun

hērēdium

a hereditary estate
(historical units of measure) A former Roman unit of area.

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	hērēdium	hērēdia
Genitive	hērēdiī hērēdī¹	hērēdiōrum
Dative	hērēdiō	hērēdiīs
Accusative	hērēdium	hērēdia
Ablative	hērēdiō	hērēdiīs
Vocative	hērēdium	hērēdia

¹Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Meronyms

decempeda (¹⁄₅₇₆ heredium); clima (¹⁄₁₆ heredium); actus (¼ heredium); iugerum (½ heredium); centuria (100 heredia); saltus (400 heredia)

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