archicoenobium

Latin

Etymology

From archi- (arch-) +‎ coenobium (monastery”, “abbey).

Pronunciation

Noun

archicoenobium n (genitive archicoenobiī); second declension

  1. (Ecclesiastical Latin) archabbey, especially as the traditional title of Monte Cassino within the Benedictine Order [from 14th c.]
    Typis Archicœnobii Montis Casini [1]
    from the Printing House of the Archabbey of Monte Cassino

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

singular plural
nominative archicoenobium archicoenobia
genitive archicoenobiī archicoenobiōrum
dative archicoenobiō archicoenobiīs
accusative archicoenobium archicoenobia
ablative archicoenobiō archicoenobiīs
vocative archicoenobium archicoenobia
  • protocoenobium

References

  • archicoenobium in Ramminger, Johann (31 July 2025 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
  • Hanser, P. Laurentius (1928) “Der Primat des Abtes von Montekassino”, in Studien und Mitteilungen zur Geschichte des Benediktinerordens und seiner Zweige (in German), volume 46, number 1, pages 93–94