promontorium
English
editEtymology
editA borrowing of Latin promontorium.
Noun
editpromontorium (plural promontoriums or promontoria)
- Synonym of promontory.
Latin
editPronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /proː.monˈtoː.ri.um/, [proːmɔn̪ˈt̪oːriʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /pro.monˈto.ri.um/, [promon̪ˈt̪ɔːrium]
Noun
editprōmontōrium n (genitive prōmontōriī or prōmontōrī); second declension
- (Medieval Latin) Alternative form of prōmunturium
Declension
editSecond-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | prōmontōrium | prōmontōria |
Genitive | prōmontōriī prōmontōrī1 |
prōmontōriōrum |
Dative | prōmontōriō | prōmontōriīs |
Accusative | prōmontōrium | prōmontōria |
Ablative | prōmontōriō | prōmontōriīs |
Vocative | prōmontōrium | prōmontōria |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References
edit- promontorium 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)
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