amussium
Latin
Alternative forms
- amusium
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [aˈmʊs.si.ũː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [aˈmus.si.um]
Noun
amussium n (genitive amussiī or amussī); second declension
- A horizontal wheel for indicating the direction of the wind.
- A levelled piece used to test whether a surface is flat or not.
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | amussium | amussia |
| genitive | amussiī amussī1 |
amussiōrum |
| dative | amussiō | amussiīs |
| accusative | amussium | amussia |
| ablative | amussiō | amussiīs |
| vocative | amussium | amussia |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Related terms
- amussis
- amussitō
References
- “amussium”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- amussium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.