bicarium

Latin

Alternative forms

  • pīcārium

Etymology

Probably after Ancient Greek *βικάριον (*bikárion), diminutive of Ancient Greek βῖκος (bîkos, “vase”).[1] The historical relation with the somewhat synonymous bacarium [2] (from bacriō with alternative form bacariō [3] or from bacar?) is unclear.

Noun

bīcārium (n declension, second)

  1. (Late Latin) drinking glass

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

singular plural
nominative bicarium bicaria
genitive bicariī
bicarī1 		bicariōrum
dative bicariō bicariīs
accusative bicarium bicaria
ablative bicariō bicariīs
vocative bicarium bicaria

1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Derived terms

  • Italian: bicchiere
  • Old French: bichier, pichier
  • Ladin: bicer
  • Venetan: bicer, bicere, bicèr, bicér
  • → Proto-West Germanic: *bikārī (see there for further descendants)

References

  1. ^ The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia (1897), entry beaker, p. 487.
  2. ^ bacarium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  3. ^ bacario in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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