dalmatic
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English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
From Middle French dalmatique, from Ecclesiastical Latin, derived ultimately from the name of the province of Dalmatia.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
dalmatic (plural dalmatics)
- A long wide-sleeved tunic, which serves as a liturgical vestment in the Roman Catholic and Anglican Churches and is worn by a deacon at the Eucharist or Mass and, although infrequently, by bishops as an undergarment above the alb.
- 1890, Oscar Wilde, chapter XI, in The Picture of Dorian Gray:
- He had [...] dalmatics of white satin and pink silk damask, decorated with tulips and dolphins and fleurs-de-lis [...].
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Translations[edit]
ecclesiastical garment
See also[edit]
Adjective[edit]
dalmatic (comparative more dalmatic, superlative most dalmatic)
- Alternative form of Dalmatic
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French dalmatique.
Adjective[edit]
dalmatic m or n (feminine singular dalmatică, masculine plural dalmatici, feminine and neuter plural dalmatice)
Declension[edit]
Declension of dalmatic
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | dalmatic | dalmatică | dalmatici | dalmatice | ||
definite | dalmaticul | dalmatica | dalmaticii | dalmaticele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | dalmatic | dalmatice | dalmatici | dalmatice | ||
definite | dalmaticului | dalmaticei | dalmaticilor | dalmaticelor |
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