Nicephorium
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Νικηφόριον (Nikēphórion).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /niː.keːˈpʰo.ri.um/, [niːkeːˈpʰɔriʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ni.t͡ʃeˈfo.ri.um/, [nit͡ʃeˈfɔːrium]
Proper noun edit
Nīcēphorium n sg (genitive Nīcēphoriī or Nīcēphorī); second declension
Declension edit
Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Nīcēphorium |
| Genitive | Nīcēphoriī Nīcēphorī1 |
| Dative | Nīcēphoriō |
| Accusative | Nīcēphorium |
| Ablative | Nīcēphoriō |
| Vocative | Nīcēphorium |
| Locative | Nīcēphoriī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References edit
- Nicephorium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Nicephorium”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly