faldistolium

Latin

Alternative forms

• faudistōlium, faldestōlium, faltestōlium, faldistalium, faldistōrium

Etymology

Borrowed from Frankish *faldistōl (“folding-stool, folding-chair”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /fal.disˈtoː.li.um/, [fäɫ̪d̪ɪs̠ˈt̪oːlʲiʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /fal.disˈto.li.um/, [fäl̪d̪isˈt̪ɔːlium]

Noun

faldistōlium n (genitive faldistōliī or faldistōlī); second declension

1. (Medieval Latin) folding-chair

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	faldistōlium	faldistōlia
Genitive	faldistōliī faldistōlī1	faldistōliōrum
Dative	faldistōliō	faldistōliīs
Accusative	faldistōlium	faldistōlia
Ablative	faldistōliō	faldistōliīs
Vocative	faldistōlium	faldistōlia

¹Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Descendants

• Catalan: faldistori
• Old French: faudestuel, faldestoed, faldestor
  • Middle French: faulxdestueil, fauldesteul, fausdestueil
    • French: fauteuil (see there for further descendants)
• Italian: faldistorio
• Portuguese: faldistório
• Spanish: faldistorio
• → English: faldstool, foldstool; faldistory