dalmatic

English

Alternative forms

• Dalmatic
• dalmatique (archaic)

Etymology

From Middle French dalmatique, from Ecclesiastical Latin, derived ultimately from the name of the province of Dalmatia.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: dal‧ma‧tic
• (UK) IPA^(key): /dalˈmatɪk/

Noun

dalmatic (plural dalmatics)

1. A long wide-sleeved tunic, which serves as a liturgical vestment in the Roman Catholic and Anglican Churches and is worn by a deacon at the Eucharist or Mass and, although infrequently, by bishops as an undergarment above the alb.
   • 1890, Oscar Wilde, chapter XI, in The Picture of Dorian Gray:

     He had [...] dalmatics of white satin and pink silk damask, decorated with tulips and dolphins and fleurs-de-lis [...].

Synonyms

• dalmatica

Related terms

• Dalmatia
• Dalmatian

Translations

ecclesiastical garment

• Catalan: dalmàtica (ca) f
• Esperanto: dalmatiko
• French: dalmatique (fr) f
• Ido: dalmatiko (io)
• Portuguese: dalmática f
• Spanish: dalmática (es) f
• Vietnamese: áo lễ

See also

• chasuble
• sakkos
• sticharion
• vestment

Adjective

dalmatic (comparative more dalmatic, superlative most dalmatic)

1. Alternative form of Dalmatic

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French dalmatique.

Adjective

dalmatic m or n (feminine singular dalmatică, masculine plural dalmatici, feminine and neuter plural dalmatice)

1. Dalmatic

Declension

Declension of dalmatic

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	dalmatic		dalmatică	dalmatici	dalmatice
	definite	dalmaticul		dalmatica	dalmaticii	dalmaticele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	dalmatic		dalmatice	dalmatici	dalmatice
	definite	dalmaticului		dalmaticei	dalmaticilor	dalmaticelor