phylacterium
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek φῠλᾰκτήρῐον (phulaktḗrion, “amulet”).
Pronunciation edit
(Classical) IPA(key): /pʰy.lakˈteː.ri.um/, [pʰʏɫ̪äkˈt̪eːriʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /fi.lakˈte.ri.um/, [filäkˈt̪ɛːrium]
Noun edit
phylactērium n (genitive phylactēriī or phylactērī); second declension
Declension edit
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | phylactērium | phylactēria |
| Genitive | phylactēriī phylactērī1 |
phylactēriōrum |
| Dative | phylactēriō | phylactēriīs |
| Accusative | phylactērium | phylactēria |
| Ablative | phylactēriō | phylactēriīs |
| Vocative | phylactērium | phylactēria |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References edit
- “phylacterium”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- phylacterium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.