antepagmentum
English edit
Noun edit
antepagmentum (plural antepagmenta)
- (architecture) In ancient architecture, a doorpost, or garnishing in a post or door, wrought in stone or timber, or lintel of a window.
- Synonym: antepagment
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
ante- + pangō (“fasten”) + -mentum
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /an.te.paɡˈmen.tum/, [än̪t̪ɛpäɡˈmɛn̪t̪ʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /an.te.paɡˈmen.tum/, [än̪t̪epäɡˈmɛn̪t̪um]
Noun edit
antepagmentum n (genitive antepagmentī); second declension
- The entire chambranle, i.e. the door case, or window frame.
- (architecture, usually in the plural) In ancient architecture, doorposts, or garnishings in posts or doors, wrought in stone or timber, or lintels of a window.
Declension edit
Second-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | antepagmentum | antepagmenta |
Genitive | antepagmentī | antepagmentōrum |
Dative | antepagmentō | antepagmentīs |
Accusative | antepagmentum | antepagmenta |
Ablative | antepagmentō | antepagmentīs |
Vocative | antepagmentum | antepagmenta |
Quotations edit
Related terms edit
References edit
- “antepagmentum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- antepagmentum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Antepagmenta, Cyclopaedia: or, An Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences (folio, 2 vols.), Ephraim Chambers. London 1728, p. 106.
- ANTEPAGMENTA, Ancient Library, p. 98