subsellium
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Originates 1695–1705 from Latin subsellia (low seat or bench), from sub- (under) + sella (seat).
Noun[edit]
subsellium (plural subsellia)
- A projecting ledge on the stalls in a church where persons might lean whilst standing during prayers; misericord.
References[edit]
- “subsellium” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /subˈsel.li.um/, [s̠ʊbˈs̠ɛl̠ːiʊ̃ˑ]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /supˈsel.li.um/, [supˈsɛllium]
Noun[edit]
subsellium n (genitive subselliī or subsellī); second declension
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | subsellium | subsellia |
Genitive | subselliī subsellī1 |
subselliōrum |
Dative | subselliō | subselliīs |
Accusative | subsellium | subsellia |
Ablative | subselliō | subselliīs |
Vocative | subsellium | subsellia |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References[edit]
- subsellium in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879
- subsellium in Charlton T. Lewis, An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers, 1891
- subsellium in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- subsellium in Gaffiot, Félix, Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette, 1934
- subsellium in Harry Thurston Peck, editor, Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers, 1898
- “subsellium” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
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