cymatium
English
editEtymology
editFrom the Latin cȳmatium (“an ogee”, “an Ionic volute”), from the Ancient Greek κῡμάτιον (kūmátion), the diminutive form of κῦμα (kûma, “wave”, “billow”), whence cyma.
Noun
editcymatium (plural cymatiums or cymatia)
- (architecture) A molding on the cornice.
- (architecture) A type of molding that is wavelike in form.
Latin
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek κυμάτιον (kumátion, “small wave”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /kyːˈma.ti.um/, [kyːˈmät̪iʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /t͡ʃiˈmat.t͡si.um/, [t͡ʃiˈmät̪ː͡s̪ium]
Noun
editcȳmatium n (genitive cȳmatiī or cȳmatī); second declension
- (architecture) The volute of an Ionic column
- (architecture) A channel, a waved molding, an ogee
Declension
editSecond-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | cȳmatium | cȳmatia |
Genitive | cȳmatiī cȳmatī1 |
cȳmatiōrum |
Dative | cȳmatiō | cȳmatiīs |
Accusative | cȳmatium | cȳmatia |
Ablative | cȳmatiō | cȳmatiīs |
Vocative | cȳmatium | cȳmatia |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Descendants
editReferences
edit- “cymatium”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “cymatium”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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