archicoenobium

Latin

Etymology

From archi- (“arch-”) +‎ coenobium (“monastery”, “abbey”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ar.kʰi.koe̯ˈno.bi.um/, [ärkʰɪkoe̯ˈnɔbiʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ar.ki.t͡ʃeˈno.bi.um/, [ärkit͡ʃeˈnɔːbium]

Noun

archicoenobium n (genitive archicoenobiī); second declension

1. (Ecclesiastical Latin) archabbey, especially as the traditional title of Monte Cassino within the Benedictine Order [from 14th c.]

   Typis Archicœnobii Montis Casini ^[1]

   from the Printing House of the Archabbey of Monte Cassino

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

	singular	plural
nominative	archicoenobium	archicoenobia
genitive	archicoenobiī	archicoenobiōrum
dative	archicoenobiō	archicoenobiīs
accusative	archicoenobium	archicoenobia
ablative	archicoenobiō	archicoenobiīs
vocative	archicoenobium	archicoenobia

Related terms

• protocoenobium

References

• archicoenobium in Ramminger, Johann (2025 January 12 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
• Hanser, P. Laurentius (1928) “Der Primat des Abtes von Montekassino”, in Studien und Mitteilungen zur Geschichte des Benediktinerordens und seiner Zweige (in German), volume 46, number 1, pages 93–94