helcium
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἑλκίον (helkíon, “yoke”); compare helciarii (“boat-haulers”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈhel.ki.um/, [ˈhɛɫ̪kiʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈel.t͡ʃi.um/, [ˈɛl̠ʲt͡ʃium]
Declension
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
Descendants
(through Vulgar Latin *helciaria)
References
- “helcium”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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