persillum

Latin

Etymology

Maybe from Proto-Indo-European *pers- (“to spray, splash”). See also Proto-Germanic *fursaz (“waterfall”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /perˈsil.lum/, [pɛrˈs̠ɪlːʲʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /perˈsil.lum/, [perˈsilːum]

Noun

persillum n (genitive persillī); second declension

1. A kind of phial used in sacrifices

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

	singular	plural
nominative	persillum	persilla
genitive	persillī	persillōrum
dative	persillō	persillīs
accusative	persillum	persilla
ablative	persillō	persillīs
vocative	persillum	persilla

References

• persillum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.