marsupium

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin marsūpium, from Ancient Greek μαρσίππιον (marsíppion), diminutive of μάρσιππος (mársippos, “pouch”), perhaps of Oriental origin.

Noun

marsupium (plural marsupiums or marsupia)

1. The external pouch in which female marsupials rear and feed the young.
2. A brood pouch in some fishes, crustaceans and insects in the family Monophlebidae.

Related terms

• marsupial
• marsupialization
• marsupialize

Translations

pouch of a marsupial

• Catalan: marsupi m
• Finnish: pussi (fi), marsupium (fi)
• French: marsupium (fr) m
• German: Beutel (de) m
• Greek: μάρσιπος (el) m (mársipos)
• Italian: marsupio (it) m
• Portuguese: marsúpio m
• Spanish: marsupio (es) m, bolsa marsupial f
• Turkish: kese (tr)

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• Italian: ^{(please verify)} marsupio (it) m
• Korean: ^{(please verify)} 새끼주머니 (saekkijumeoni)

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin marsūpium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑrsupium/, [ˈmɑ̝rs̠uˌpium]
• Rhymes: -ium
• Syllabification^(key): mar‧su‧pi‧um

Noun

marsupium

1. (zoology) marsupium

Declension

Inflection of marsupium (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		marsupium	marsupiumit
genitive		marsupiumin	marsupiumien
partitive		marsupiumia	marsupiumeja
illative		marsupiumiin	marsupiumeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		marsupium	marsupiumit
accusative	nom.	marsupium	marsupiumit
	gen.	marsupiumin
genitive		marsupiumin	marsupiumien
partitive		marsupiumia	marsupiumeja
inessive		marsupiumissa	marsupiumeissa
elative		marsupiumista	marsupiumeista
illative		marsupiumiin	marsupiumeihin
adessive		marsupiumilla	marsupiumeilla
ablative		marsupiumilta	marsupiumeilta
allative		marsupiumille	marsupiumeille
essive		marsupiumina	marsupiumeina
translative		marsupiumiksi	marsupiumeiksi
abessive		marsupiumitta	marsupiumeitta
instructive		—	marsupiumein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of marsupium (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative marsupiumini marsupiumini accusative nom. marsupiumini marsupiumini gen. marsupiumini genitive marsupiumini marsupiumieni partitive marsupiumiani marsupiumejani inessive marsupiumissani marsupiumeissani elative marsupiumistani marsupiumeistani illative marsupiumiini marsupiumeihini adessive marsupiumillani marsupiumeillani ablative marsupiumiltani marsupiumeiltani allative marsupiumilleni marsupiumeilleni essive marsupiuminani marsupiumeinani translative marsupiumikseni marsupiumeikseni abessive marsupiumittani marsupiumeittani instructive — — comitative — marsupiumeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative marsupiumisi marsupiumisi accusative nom. marsupiumisi marsupiumisi gen. marsupiumisi genitive marsupiumisi marsupiumiesi partitive marsupiumiasi marsupiumejasi inessive marsupiumissasi marsupiumeissasi elative marsupiumistasi marsupiumeistasi illative marsupiumiisi marsupiumeihisi adessive marsupiumillasi marsupiumeillasi ablative marsupiumiltasi marsupiumeiltasi allative marsupiumillesi marsupiumeillesi essive marsupiuminasi marsupiumeinasi translative marsupiumiksesi marsupiumeiksesi abessive marsupiumittasi marsupiumeittasi instructive — — comitative — marsupiumeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative marsupiumimme marsupiumimme accusative nom. marsupiumimme marsupiumimme gen. marsupiumimme genitive marsupiumimme marsupiumiemme partitive marsupiumiamme marsupiumejamme inessive marsupiumissamme marsupiumeissamme elative marsupiumistamme marsupiumeistamme illative marsupiumiimme marsupiumeihimme adessive marsupiumillamme marsupiumeillamme ablative marsupiumiltamme marsupiumeiltamme allative marsupiumillemme marsupiumeillemme essive marsupiuminamme marsupiumeinamme translative marsupiumiksemme marsupiumeiksemme abessive marsupiumittamme marsupiumeittamme instructive — — comitative — marsupiumeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative marsupiuminne marsupiuminne accusative nom. marsupiuminne marsupiuminne gen. marsupiuminne genitive marsupiuminne marsupiumienne partitive marsupiumianne marsupiumejanne inessive marsupiumissanne marsupiumeissanne elative marsupiumistanne marsupiumeistanne illative marsupiumiinne marsupiumeihinne adessive marsupiumillanne marsupiumeillanne ablative marsupiumiltanne marsupiumeiltanne allative marsupiumillenne marsupiumeillenne essive marsupiuminanne marsupiumeinanne translative marsupiumiksenne marsupiumeiksenne abessive marsupiumittanne marsupiumeittanne instructive — — comitative — marsupiumeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative marsupiuminsa marsupiuminsa accusative nom. marsupiuminsa marsupiuminsa gen. marsupiuminsa genitive marsupiuminsa marsupiumiensa partitive marsupiumiaan marsupiumiansa marsupiumejaan marsupiumejansa inessive marsupiumissaan marsupiumissansa marsupiumeissaan marsupiumeissansa elative marsupiumistaan marsupiumistansa marsupiumeistaan marsupiumeistansa illative marsupiumiinsa marsupiumeihinsa adessive marsupiumillaan marsupiumillansa marsupiumeillaan marsupiumeillansa ablative marsupiumiltaan marsupiumiltansa marsupiumeiltaan marsupiumeiltansa allative marsupiumilleen marsupiumillensa marsupiumeilleen marsupiumeillensa essive marsupiuminaan marsupiuminansa marsupiumeinaan marsupiumeinansa translative marsupiumikseen marsupiumiksensa marsupiumeikseen marsupiumeiksensa abessive marsupiumittaan marsupiumittansa marsupiumeittaan marsupiumeittansa instructive — — comitative — marsupiumeineen marsupiumeinensa

Latin

Alternative forms

• marsuppium

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μαρσίππιον (marsíppion), diminutive of μάρσιππος (mársippos, “pouch”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /marˈsuː.pi.um/, [märˈs̠uːpiʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /marˈsu.pi.um/, [märˈsuːpium]

Noun

marsūpium n (genitive marsūpiī or marsūpī); second declension

1. pouch, purse
   • 405 CE, Jerome, Vulgate Proverbs.1.14:

     sortem mitte nōbīscum, marsūpium ūnum sit omnium nostrum

     Cast in thy lot with us, let us all have one purse. (Douay-Rheims trans., Challoner rev.; 1752 CE)

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	marsūpium	marsūpia
Genitive	marsūpiī marsūpī1	marsūpiōrum
Dative	marsūpiō	marsūpiīs
Accusative	marsūpium	marsūpia
Ablative	marsūpiō	marsūpiīs
Vocative	marsūpium	marsūpia

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

Descendants

• → English: marsupium (learned)
• → Italian: marsupio (learned)
• → Portuguese: marsúpio (learned)
• → Spanish: marsupio (learned)

References

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