methium
Latin
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editDerived from Old High German mita (“gift”) + fihu (“cattle”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈme.tʰi.um/, [ˈmɛt̪ʰiʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈme.ti.um/, [ˈmɛːt̪ium]
Noun
editmethium n (genitive methiī or methī); second declension
Declension
editSecond-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | methium | methia |
Genitive | methiī methī1 |
methiōrum |
Dative | methiō | methiīs |
Accusative | methium | methia |
Ablative | methiō | methiīs |
Vocative | methium | methia |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Descendants
edit- Italian: mefio
References
edit- methium in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)