sciotherum

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σκιόθηρον (skióthēron).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ski.oˈtʰeː.rum/, [s̠kiɔˈt̪ʰeːrʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ʃi.oˈte.rum/, [ʃioˈt̪ɛːrum]

Noun

sciothērum n (genitive sciothērī); second declension

1. a sundial

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	sciothērum	sciothēra
Genitive	sciothērī	sciothērōrum
Dative	sciothērō	sciothērīs
Accusative	sciothērum	sciothēra
Ablative	sciothērō	sciothērīs
Vocative	sciothērum	sciothēra

References

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