Laconicum
See also: laconicum
Latin
editPronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /laˈkoː.ni.kum/, [ɫ̪äˈkoːnɪkʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /laˈko.ni.kum/, [läˈkɔːnikum]
Etymology 1
editNominalization of the neuter form of Lacōnicus (“Spartan”), because they were first used by Spartans.[1]
Noun
editLacōnicum n (genitive Lacōnicī); second declension
- laconicum (hot dry sweating room in Roman baths)
- Coordinate terms: apodytērium, caldārium, frīgidarium, tepidārium
Declension
editSecond-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | Lacōnicum | Lacōnica |
Genitive | Lacōnicī | Lacōnicōrum |
Dative | Lacōnicō | Lacōnicīs |
Accusative | Lacōnicum | Lacōnica |
Ablative | Lacōnicō | Lacōnicīs |
Vocative | Lacōnicum | Lacōnica |
Etymology 2
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
editLacōnicum
- inflection of Lacōnicus:
References
edit- ^ “Laco”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press