cisorium
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Ultimately from caedō (“cut”). Attested in Vegetius, although some editors instead read ⟨excisorium⟩, and possibly in Isidore as ⟨cisoria⟩, although this requires emending the manuscript's ⟨tisoria⟩.[1]
Noun[edit]
cīsōrium n (genitive cīsōriī or cīsōrī); second declension (Late Latin)
- cutting instrument
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | cīsōrium | cīsōria |
| Genitive | cīsōriī cīsōrī1 |
cīsōriōrum |
| Dative | cīsōriō | cīsōriīs |
| Accusative | cīsōrium | cīsōria |
| Ablative | cīsōriō | cīsōriīs |
| Vocative | cīsōrium | cīsōria |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “*caesorium”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 2: C Q K, page 41
- ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1984) “cincel”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volumes II (Ce–F), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 84
Further reading[edit]
- “cisorium”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- cisorium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.