hypocaustus

== Latin == === Alternative forms === hypocaustos === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὑπόκαυστος (hupókaustos, “heated by a hypocaust”). By surface analysis, hypo- +‎ caustus. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [hy.pɔˈkau̯s.tʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [i.poˈkau̯s.tus] === Adjective === hypocaustus (feminine hypocausta, neuter hypocaustum); first/second-declension adjective for sweating, especially rooms and baths ==== Declension ==== First/second-declension adjective. ==== Related terms ==== hypocaustum