epistomium
Latin
Etymology
From epistomis (“ἐπιστομίς, twitch”) + -ium.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /e.pisˈto.mi.um/, [ɛpɪs̠ˈt̪ɔmiʊ̃ˑ]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /e.pisˈto.mi.um/, [ɛpisˈt̪ɔːmium]
Noun
epistomium n (genitive epistomiī or epistomī); second declension
- a plug or instrument by which an aperture could be opened or closed
- a cock or faucet of a water pipe.
- a vent
- (music) an organ register
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | epistomium | epistomia |
| Genitive | epistomiī epistomī1 | epistomiōrum |
| Dative | epistomiō | epistomiīs |
| Accusative | epistomium | epistomia |
| Ablative | epistomiō | epistomiīs |
| Vocative | epistomium | epistomia |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Synonyms
- epitonium, vertibulum, verticillum – water faucet
- clavis, versatilis – barrel faucet
- spiraculum