erisma

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἔρεισμα (éreisma).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /eˈriːs.ma/, [ɛˈriːs̠mä]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /eˈris.ma/, [eˈrizmä]

Noun

erīsma n (genitive erīsmatis); third declension

(architecture) A buttress

Declension

Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	erīsma	erīsmata
Genitive	erīsmatis	erīsmatum
Dative	erīsmatī	erīsmatibus
Accusative	erīsma	erīsmata
Ablative	erīsmate	erīsmatibus
Vocative	erīsma	erīsmata

References

“erisma”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
erisma in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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