peristylium

Latin
in peristȳliō (in the peristyle).

Etymology

From Ancient Greek περιστῡ́λιον (peristū́lion)

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /pe.risˈtyː.li.um/, [pɛ.rɪsˈtyː.li.ũ]
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Noun

peristȳlium n (genitive peristȳliī); second declension

  1. a peristyle, an open interior space surrounded by columns.

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative peristȳlium peristȳlia
Genitive peristȳliī peristȳliōrum
Dative peristȳliō peristȳliīs
Accusative peristȳlium peristȳlia
Ablative peristȳliō peristȳliīs
Vocative peristȳlium peristȳlia

Descendants

References
  • peristylium in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • peristylium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • peristylium in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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