methium
Latin
Alternative forms
- meffium, mephium
Etymology
Derived from Old High German mita (“gift”) + fihu (“cattle”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈme.tʰi.um/, [ˈmɛt̪ʰiʊ̃ˑ]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈme.ti.um/, [ˈmɛːt̪ium]
Noun
methium n (genitive methiī or methī); second declension
- (Medieval Latin) wedding
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | methium | methia |
| Genitive | methiī methī1 | methiōrum |
| Dative | methiō | methiīs |
| Accusative | methium | methia |
| Ablative | methiō | methiīs |
| Vocative | methium | methia |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Descendants
- Italian: mefio
References
- methium 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)