baptisterium
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek βαπτιστήριον (baptistḗrion)
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /bap.tisˈteː.ri.um/, [bap.tɪsˈteː.ri.ũ]
Noun
baptistērium n (genitive baptistēriī); second declension
- A place for bathing.
- (Ecclesiastical Latin) A baptistery; a baptismal font.
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | baptistērium | baptistēria |
| Genitive | baptistēriī | baptistēriōrum |
| Dative | baptistēriō | baptistēriīs |
| Accusative | baptistērium | baptistēria |
| Ablative | baptistēriō | baptistēriīs |
| Vocative | baptistērium | baptistēria |
Related terms
Descendants
- English: baptistry
- French: baptistère
- Norman: bâptistéthe
- Italian: battistero
- Portuguese: batistério
- Spanish: baptisterio
References
- baptisterium in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- baptisterium in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- baptisterium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- baptisterium in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- baptisterium in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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