epistomium

Latin

Etymology

From epistomis (“ἐπιστομίς, twitch”) +‎ -ium.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /e.pisˈto.mi.um/, [ɛpɪs̠ˈt̪ɔmiʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /e.pisˈto.mi.um/, [episˈt̪ɔːmium]

Noun

epistomium n (genitive epistomiī or epistomī); second declension

1. a plug or instrument by which an aperture could be opened or closed
2. a cock or faucet of a water pipe.
3. a vent
4. (music) an organ register

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

	singular	plural
nominative	epistomium	epistomia
genitive	epistomiī epistomī1	epistomiōrum
dative	epistomiō	epistomiīs
accusative	epistomium	epistomia
ablative	epistomiō	epistomiīs
vocative	epistomium	epistomia

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

Synonyms

• epitonium, vertibulum, verticillum – water faucet
• clavis, versatilis – barrel faucet
• spiraculum