ellychnium

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐλλύχνιον (ellúkhnion).

Noun

ellychnium n (genitive ellychniī); second declension

  1. lamp-wick

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative ellychnium ellychnia
Genitive ellychniī ellychniōrum
Dative ellychniō ellychniīs
Accusative ellychnium ellychnia
Ablative ellychniō ellychniīs
Vocative ellychnium ellychnia

Derived terms
  • licinium

Descendants

References
  • ellychnium in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • ellychnium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • ellychnium in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • ellychnium in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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