scimpodion

Latin

Alternative forms

• scimpodium

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σκιμπόδιον (skimpódion).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /skimˈpo.di.on/, [s̠kɪmˈpɔd̪iɔn]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ʃimˈpo.di.on/, [ʃimˈpɔːd̪ion]

Noun

scimpodion n (genitive scimpodiī); second declension

1. A small bed or couch

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter, Greek-type).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	scimpodion	scimpodia
Genitive	scimpodiī	scimpodiōrum
Dative	scimpodiō	scimpodiīs
Accusative	scimpodion	scimpodia
Ablative	scimpodiō	scimpodiīs
Vocative	scimpodion	scimpodia

References

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