archicoenobium
Latin
Etymology
From archi- (“arch-”) + coenobium (“monastery”, “abbey”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ar.kʰɪ.koe̯ˈnɔ.bi.ũː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ar.ki.t͡ʃeˈnɔː.bi.um]
Noun
archicoenobium n (genitive archicoenobiī); second declension
- (Ecclesiastical Latin) archabbey, especially as the traditional title of Monte Cassino within the Benedictine Order [from 14th c.]
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 |
Related terms
- 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