conticinium
Latin
Alternative forms
- conticium, conticinnum, conticuum
Etymology
From conticeō (“be silent”) or conticiscō (“become still”) + -ium.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kon.tiˈki.ni.um/, [kɔn.tɪˈkɪ.ni.ũ]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kon.tiˈt͡ʃi.ni.um/, [kon.tiˈt͡ʃiː.ni.um]
Noun
conticinium n (genitive conticiniī); second declension
Usage notes
In Bede et al., a particular period of night following the appearance of the stars at vespers and before intempestum (“midnight”).
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | conticinium | conticinia |
| Genitive | conticiniī | conticiniōrum |
| Dative | conticiniō | conticiniīs |
| Accusative | conticinium | conticinia |
| Ablative | conticiniō | conticiniīs |
| Vocative | conticinium | conticinia |
Hypernyms
References
- conticinium in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- conticinium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- "Anglo-Saxon Manual of Astronomy", p. 6, in Popular Treatises on Science Written during the Middle Ages (1841), London: Historical Society of Science.
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