amussium
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /aˈmus.si.um/, [äˈmʊs̠ːiʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /aˈmus.si.um/, [äˈmusːium]
Noun edit
amussium n (genitive amussiī or amussī); second declension
- A horizontal wheel for indicating the direction of the wind.
- A levelled piece used to test whether a surface is flat or not.
Declension edit
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | amussium | amussia |
| Genitive | amussiī amussī1 |
amussiōrum |
| Dative | amussiō | amussiīs |
| Accusative | amussium | amussia |
| Ablative | amussiō | amussiīs |
| Vocative | amussium | amussia |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Related terms edit
References edit
- “amussium”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- amussium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.