narthecium
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ναρθήκιον (narthḗkion), diminutive of νάρθηξ (nárthēx, “giant fennel; casket for ointments”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /narˈtʰeː.ki.um/, [närˈt̪ʰeːkiʊ̃ˑ]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /narˈte.t͡ʃi.um/, [närˈt̪ɛːt͡ʃium]
Noun
narthēcium n (genitive narthēciī or narthēcī); second declension
- ointment box, medicine chest
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | narthēcium | narthēcia |
| Genitive | narthēciī narthēcī1 | narthēciōrum |
| Dative | narthēciō | narthēciīs |
| Accusative | narthēcium | narthēcia |
| Ablative | narthēciō | narthēciīs |
| Vocative | narthēcium | narthēcia |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References
- “narthecium”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “narthecium”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- narthecium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette