tibicinium
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Latin[edit]
Noun[edit]
tībīcĭnĭum n (genitive tībīcĭnĭī); second declension
- the art of playing the flute, playing the flute,
- Marcus Tullius Cicero, De Natura Deorum II :
- Si ex oliva modulate canentes tibiae nascerentur, num dubitares, quin inesset in oliva tibicini quaedam scientia?
- If melodiously playing flutes were born from the olive tree, would you not doubt that there exists in the olive tree some knowledge of playing the flute?
- Si ex oliva modulate canentes tibiae nascerentur, num dubitares, quin inesset in oliva tibicini quaedam scientia?
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tībīcĭnĭum | tībīcĭnĭa |
| Genitive | tībīcĭnĭī | tībīcĭnĭōrum |
| Dative | tībīcĭnĭō | tībīcĭnĭīs |
| Accusative | tībīcĭnĭum | tībīcĭnĭa |
| Ablative | tībīcĭnĭō | tībīcĭnĭīs |
| Vocative | tībīcĭnĭum | tībīcĭnĭa |
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “tibicinium”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- tibicinium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.