negōtium

nec (“not”) +‎ ōtium (“leisure”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /neˈɡoː.ti.um/, [nɛˈɡoːt̪iʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /neˈɡot.t͡si.um/, [neˈɡɔt̪ː͡s̪ium]

Noun

negōtium n (genitive negōtiī or negōtī); second declension

1. business, employment, occupation, affair [ synonyms ▲]

   Synonyms: mūnus, ministerium, officium, cūra, cūrātiō

2. (figuratively) difficulty, pains, trouble, labor

   Negotium exhibere alicui.

1. To give trouble to someone.

1. Facili negotio.

1. With little trouble.

1. (figuratively) matter, thing (= πρᾶγμα (prâgma))

   Quid est negotii?

1. What thing is it?

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	negōtium	negōtia
Genitive	negōtiī negōtī1	negōtiōrum
Dative	negōtiō	negōtiīs
Accusative	negōtium	negōtia
Ablative	negōtiō	negōtiīs
Vocative	negōtium	negōtia

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

Related terms

• negōtiālis
• negōtiāns
• negōtiātiō
• negōtiātor
• negōtiolum
• negōtior
• negōtiōsus