promulsidare

Latin

FWOTD – 9 February 2020

Etymology

prōmulsis (“hors-d'œuvre”) +‎ -āre.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /proː.mul.siˈdaː.re/, [proːmʊɫ̪s̠ɪˈd̪äːrɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /pro.mul.siˈda.re/, [promulsiˈd̪äːre]

Noun

prōmulsidāre n (genitive prōmulsidāris); third declension

1. the tray for serving out the entrée, salver for the starter
   • c. 27 CE – 66 CE, Petronius, Satyricon 31.9:

     Ceterum in promulsidari asellus erat Corinthius cum bisaccio positus, qui habebat olivas in altera parte albas, in altera nigras.

     And in the starter-tray there was a Corinthian asslet with a wallet having olives in one end light and in one end dark.

   • Dig. XXXIV.2.19.10 Ulpianus libro vicesimo ad Sabinum

     Sed cui vasa sint legata, non solum ea continentur, quae aliquid in se recipiant edendi bibendique causa paratum, sed et quae aliquid sustineant: et ideo scutellas vel promulsidaria contineri.

     But who got vessels legated, they will not only contain prepared food or drink they received but what they bear under them: so also salvers and starter-trays will be included.

Declension

Third-declension noun (neuter, “pure” i-stem).

	singular	plural
nominative	prōmulsidāre	prōmulsidāria
genitive	prōmulsidāris	prōmulsidārium
dative	prōmulsidārī	prōmulsidāribus
accusative	prōmulsidāre	prōmulsidāria
ablative	prōmulsidārī	prōmulsidāribus
vocative	prōmulsidāre	prōmulsidāria