hypogeum
[ hahy-puh-jee-uh m, hip-uh- ]
/ ˌhaɪ pəˈdʒi əm, ˌhɪp ə- /
noun, plural hy·po·ge·a [hahy-puh-jee-uh, hip-uh-] /ˌhaɪ pəˈdʒi ə, ˌhɪp ə-/.
Ancient Architecture.
the underground part of a building, as a vault.
an underground burial chamber.
Origin of hypogeum
1700–10; < Latin
hypogēum < Greek
hypógeion underground chamber (neuter of
hypógeios underground), equivalent to
hypo-
hypo- +
gê earth +
-ion neuter adj. suffix
Words nearby hypogeum
Example sentences from the Web for hypogea
One divines instinctively and at once the catacombs, the hypogea and the mummies that lie beneath!
Egypt (La Mort De Philae) |Pierre LotiBut in the hypogea the difficulties were frequently great, and yet they were always surmounted.
A History of Art in Ancient Egypt, Vol. II (of 2) |Georges Perrot
British Dictionary definitions for hypogea
hypogeum
/ (ˌhaɪpəˈdʒiːəm) /
noun plural -gea (-ˈdʒiːə)
an underground vault, esp one used for burials
Word Origin for hypogeum
C18: from Latin, from Greek
hupogeion; see
hypogeal