epistomium
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom epistomis (“ἐπιστομίς, twitch”) + -ium.
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /e.pisˈto.mi.um/, [ɛpɪs̠ˈt̪ɔmiʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /e.pisˈto.mi.um/, [episˈt̪ɔːmium]
Noun
editepistomium n (genitive epistomiī or epistomī); second declension
- a plug or instrument by which an aperture could be opened or closed
- a cock or faucet of a water pipe.
- a vent
- (music) an organ register
Declension
editSecond-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | epistomium | epistomia |
Genitive | epistomiī epistomī1 |
epistomiōrum |
Dative | epistomiō | epistomiīs |
Accusative | epistomium | epistomia |
Ablative | epistomiō | epistomiīs |
Vocative | epistomium | epistomia |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Synonyms
edit- epitonium, vertibulum, verticillum – water faucet
- clavis, versatilis – barrel faucet
- spiraculum