erisma

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἔρεισμα (éreisma).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /eˈriːs.ma/, [ɛˈriːs̠mä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /eˈris.ma/, [eˈrizmä]

Noun

erīsma n (genitive erīsmatis); third declension

1. (architecture) A buttress

Declension

Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	erīsma	erīsmata
Genitive	erīsmatis	erīsmatum
Dative	erīsmatī	erīsmatibus
Accusative	erīsma	erīsmata
Ablative	erīsmate	erīsmatibus
Vocative	erīsma	erīsmata

References

• “erisma”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• erisma in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.