bacchinon
Latin
Alternative forms
- bacchinus m
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *baccinum, either from bacca (“vessel”), probably of Gaulish origin, or directly from Gaulish *bakkinon (“cup, wooden bowl”).
Noun
bacchinon n (genitive bacchinī); second declension
- (Late Latin) basin
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter, Greek-type).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | bacchinon | bacchina |
| Genitive | bacchinī | bacchinōrum |
| Dative | bacchinō | bacchinīs |
| Accusative | bacchinon | bacchina |
| Ablative | bacchinō | bacchinīs |
| Vocative | bacchinon | bacchina |
Related terms
- bacinus (medieval)
References
- Souter, Alexander (1949), “bacchinon”, in A Glossary of Later Latin to 600 A.D., 1st edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, published 1957, page 27