cistophorus
English edit
Noun edit
cistophorus (plural cistophoruses or cistophori)
Related terms edit
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From κιστοφόρος (kistophóros). See also cista.
Noun edit
cistophorus m (genitive cistophorī); second declension
- bearer of the sacred casket
- cistophorus
Declension edit
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | cistophorus | cistophorī |
| Genitive | cistophorī | cistophorōrum |
| Dative | cistophorō | cistophorīs |
| Accusative | cistophorum | cistophorōs |
| Ablative | cistophorō | cistophorīs |
| Vocative | cistophore | cistophorī |
References edit
- “cistophorus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “cistophorus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- cistophorus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “cistophorus”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “cistophorus”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin