narthecium
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek ναρθήκιον (narthḗkion), diminutive of νάρθηξ (nárthēx, “giant fennel; casket for ointments”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /narˈtʰeː.ki.um/, [närˈt̪ʰeːkiʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /narˈte.t͡ʃi.um/, [närˈt̪ɛːt͡ʃium]
Noun
[edit]narthēcium n (genitive narthēciī or narthēcī); second declension
- ointment box, medicine chest
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun (neuter).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | narthēcium | narthēcia |
| genitive | narthēciī narthēcī1 |
narthēciōrum |
| dative | narthēciō | narthēciīs |
| accusative | narthēcium | narthēcia |
| ablative | narthēciō | narthēciīs |
| vocative | narthēcium | narthēcia |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References
[edit]- “narthecium”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “narthecium”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- narthecium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.