clenodium
Latin
Alternative forms
- clēnōdium
Etymology
Borrowed from a Germanic language (compare Middle High German kleinōt, Middle Low German klênö̂de), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *klainiz (“shining, splendid”) + a Germanic suffix corresponding to Old High German -ōti. Alternatively, the second element may possibly represent Proto-Germanic *audaz (“wealth, riches, possession”).
Pronunciation
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kleˈno.di.um/, [kleˈnɔːd̪ium]
Noun
clenōdium n (genitive clenōdiī); second declension
- (Medieval Latin) jewel, precious thing
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | clenōdium | clenōdia |
| Genitive | clenōdiī | clenōdiōrum |
| Dative | clenōdiō | clenōdiīs |
| Accusative | clenōdium | clenōdia |
| Ablative | clenōdiō | clenōdiīs |
| Vocative | clenōdium | clenōdia |
References
- clenodium 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)
- Niermeyer, Jan Frederik (1976), “clenodium”, in Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus, Leiden, Boston: E. J. Brill