different between gynaeceum vs gynaecium

English

Alternative forms

• gynæceum (dated)

Etymology

From Latin gynaec?um, gynaec?um, from Ancient Greek ?????????? (gunaikeîon), from ???? (gun?, “woman”).

Noun

gynaeceum (plural gynaeceums or gynaecea)

1. (historical) The women's quarters in a household, especially of ancient Greece or Rome.
2. (obsolete) Establishment in Rome where female workers made clothing and furniture for royalty.

Synonyms

• (women's quarters in a household): gynaeconitis

Antonyms

• (women's quarters in a household): andronitis

Translations

References

• 1906, William Dwight Whitney, The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia, page 2667.

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ?????????? (gunaikeîon).

Noun

gynaec?um n (genitive gynaec??); second declension

1. womens quarters in a Greek house

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

References

• gynaeceum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• gynaeceum in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• gynaeceum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

English

Noun

gynaecium (plural gynaecia)

1. Alternative form of gynæceum

Latin

Noun

gynaec?um n (genitive gynaec??); second declension

1. Alternative form of gynaec?um

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).