cymatium
English edit
Etymology edit
From 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 edit
cymatium (plural cymatiums or cymatia)
- (architecture) A molding on the cornice.
- (architecture) A type of molding that is wavelike in form.
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek κυμάτιον (kumátion, “small wave”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kyːˈma.ti.um/, [kyːˈmät̪iʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /t͡ʃiˈmat.t͡si.um/, [t͡ʃiˈmät̪ː͡s̪ium]
Noun edit
cȳmatium n (genitive cȳmatiī or cȳmatī); second declension
- (architecture) The volute of an Ionic column
- (architecture) A channel, a waved molding, an ogee
Declension edit
Second-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 edit
References 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