bacinus
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Latin[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Vulgar Latin *baccinum (“basin, wide bowl”), attested as bacchinon in Late Latin, either from bacca (“vessel”), probably of Gaulish origin, or directly from Gaulish *bakkinon (“cup, wooden bowl”).
Noun[edit]
bacinus m (genitive bacinī); second declension (Medieval Latin)
- basin
- font (oil reservoir for a lamp)
- bascinet
- gong
- a small dry measure
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | bacinus | bacinī |
Genitive | bacinī | bacinōrum |
Dative | bacinō | bacinīs |
Accusative | bacinum | bacinōs |
Ablative | bacinō | bacinīs |
Vocative | bacine | bacinī |
References[edit]
- R. E. Latham, D. R. Howlett, & R. K. Ashdowne, editors (1975–2013), “bacinus”, in Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources[1], London: Oxford University Press for the British Academy, →ISBN, →OCLC
- bacinium in Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften (1967– ) Mittellateinisches Wörterbuch, Munich: C.H. Beck
- Niermeyer, Jan Frederik (1976) “bacinus”, in Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus, Leiden, Boston: E. J. Brill, page 76