amussium
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Latin[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /aˈmus.si.um/, [äˈmʊs̠ːiʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /aˈmus.si.um/, [äˈmusːium]
Noun[edit]
amussium n (genitive amussiī or amussī); second declension
- A horizontal wheel for indicating the direction of the wind.
- A levelled piece used to test whether a surface is flat or not.
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | amussium | amussia |
Genitive | amussiī amussī1 |
amussiōrum |
Dative | amussiō | amussiīs |
Accusative | amussium | amussia |
Ablative | amussiō | amussiīs |
Vocative | amussium | amussia |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “amussium”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- amussium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette