hypogeus

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

hypŏgēus, a, um, adj., = ὑπόγαιος,

underground : loca, Cael. Aur. Tard. 2, 37, 191.—Hence, subst.: hypŏgēum or hy-pŏgaeum , i, n., = ὑπόγειον (ὑπόγαιον), a vault or cellar under ground , Vitr. 6, 11; a burying-vault , sepulchre , Petr. 111, 2; Inscr. Grut. 1114, 3.