helcium
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek ἑλκίον (helkíon, “yoke”); compare helciarii (“boat-haulers”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈhel.ki.um/, [ˈhɛɫ̪kiʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈel.t͡ʃi.um/, [ˈɛl̠ʲt͡ʃium]
Noun edit
helcium n (genitive helciī or helcī); second declension
- collar harness
Declension edit
Second-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | helcium | helcia |
Genitive | helciī helcī1 |
helciōrum |
Dative | helciō | helciīs |
Accusative | helcium | helcia |
Ablative | helciō | helciīs |
Vocative | helcium | helcia |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
(through Vulgar Latin *helciaria)
References edit
- “helcium”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press