plinthus
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek πλίνθος (plínthos, “brick”); possibly from earlier Pre-Greek.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈplin.tʰus/, [ˈplʲɪn̪t̪ʰʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈplin.tus/, [ˈplin̪t̪us]
Noun
plinthus m or f (genitive plinthī); second declension
- (architecture) plinth
- (surveying) a hundred-acre plot of land
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | plinthus | plinthī |
| Genitive | plinthī | plinthōrum |
| Dative | plinthō | plinthīs |
| Accusative | plinthum | plinthōs |
| Ablative | plinthō | plinthīs |
| Vocative | plinthe | plinthī |
Descendants
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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