carchesium
Latin
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Ancient Greek καρχήσιον (karkhḗsion, “carchesium, masthead”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /karˈkʰeː.si.um/, [kärˈkʰeːs̠iʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /karˈke.si.um/, [kärˈkɛːs̬ium]
Noun
editcarchēsium n (genitive carchēsiī or carchēsī); second declension
- carchesium, a kind of Greek cup or beaker particularly used for wine and ritual libations
- masthead, particularly as used for tackle, an early kind of crow's nest, and to act as a crane during loading and unloading
Declension
editSecond-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | carchēsium | carchēsia |
Genitive | carchēsiī carchēsī1 |
carchēsiōrum |
Dative | carchēsiō | carchēsiīs |
Accusative | carchēsium | carchēsia |
Ablative | carchēsiō | carchēsiīs |
Vocative | carchēsium | carchēsia |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Descendants
editFurther reading
edit- “carchesium”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “carchesium”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- carchesium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “carchesium”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “carchesium”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin