plinthus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πλίνθος (plínthos).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈplin.tʰus/, [ˈplɪn.tʰʊs]

Noun

plinthus m, f (genitive plinthī); second declension

  1. (architecture) plinth
  2. (surveying) a hundred-acre plot of land

Declension

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative plinthus plinthī
Genitive plinthī plinthōrum
Dative plinthō plinthīs
Accusative plinthum plinthōs
Ablative plinthō plinthīs
Vocative plinthe plinthī

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