dalmatic
English
Alternative forms
- Dalmatic
Etymology
From Middle French dalmatique, from Ecclesiastical Latin, derived ultimately from the name of the province of Dalmatia.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: dal‧ma‧tic
- (UK) IPA(key): /dalˈmatɪk/
Noun
dalmatic (plural dalmatics)
- A long wide-sleeved tunic, which serves as a liturgical vestment in the Roman Catholic and Anglican Churches and is worn by a deacon at the Eucharist or Mass and, although infrequently, by bishops as an undergarment above the alb.
- 1890, Oscar Wilde, chapter XI, in The Picture of Dorian Gray:
- He had [...] dalmatics of white satin and pink silk damask, decorated with tulips and dolphins and fleurs-de-lis [...].
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Synonyms
- dalmatica
Related terms
- Dalmatia
- Dalmatian
Translations
ecclesiastical garment
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See also
- chasuble
- sakkos
- sticharion
- vestment
Adjective
dalmatic (comparative more dalmatic, superlative most dalmatic)
- Alternative form of Dalmatic
Romanian
Etymology
From French dalmatique.
Adjective
dalmatic m or n (feminine singular dalmatică, masculine plural dalmatici, feminine and neuter plural dalmatice)
- Dalmatic
Declension
Declension of dalmatic
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative/ accusative | indefinite | dalmatic | dalmatică | dalmatici | dalmatice | ||
| definite | dalmaticul | dalmatica | dalmaticii | dalmaticele | |||
| genitive/ dative | indefinite | dalmatic | dalmatice | dalmatici | dalmatice | ||
| definite | dalmaticului | dalmaticei | dalmaticilor | dalmaticelor | |||