phylacterium
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek φῠλᾰκτήρῐον (phulaktḗrion, “amulet”).
Pronunciation
(Classical) IPA(key): /pʰy.lakˈteː.ri.um/, [pʰʏ.ɫakˈteː.ri.ũ]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /fi.lakˈte.ri.um/, [fi.lakˈteː.ri.um]
Noun
phylactērium n (genitive phylactēriī); second declension
- amulet
- phylactery
- gladiator's medal
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | phylactērium | phylactēria |
| Genitive | phylactēriī | phylactēriōrum |
| Dative | phylactēriō | phylactēriīs |
| Accusative | phylactērium | phylactēria |
| Ablative | phylactēriō | phylactēriīs |
| Vocative | phylactērium | phylactēria |
References
- phylacterium in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- phylacterium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette