helcium
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek ἑλκίον (helkíon, “yoke”); compare helciarii (“boat-haulers”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈhel.ki.um/, [ˈhɛɫ̪kiʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈel.t͡ʃi.um/, [ˈɛl̠ʲt͡ʃium]
Noun[edit]
helcium n (genitive helciī or helcī); second declension
- collar harness
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | helcium | helcia |
Genitive | helciī helcī1 |
helciōrum |
Dative | helciō | helciīs |
Accusative | helcium | helcia |
Ablative | helciō | helciīs |
Vocative | helcium | helcia |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
(through Vulgar Latin *helciaria)
References[edit]
- “helcium”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press