conticinium

Latin

Alternative forms

  • conticium, conticinnum, conticuum

Etymology

From conticeō (“be silent”) or conticīscō (“become still”) +‎ -ium. The second -n- is by analogy with the coordinate term gallicinium (“cockcrow, daybreak”).

Pronunciation

Noun

conticinium n (genitive conticiniī or conticinī); second declension

  1. The period of the late evening when animals cease to make noise.

Usage notes

In Bede et al., a particular period of night following the appearance of the stars at vespers and before intempestum (“midnight”).

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

singular plural
nominative conticinium conticinia
genitive conticiniī
conticinī1 		conticiniōrum
dative conticiniō conticiniīs
accusative conticinium conticinia
ablative conticiniō conticiniīs
vocative conticinium conticinia

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

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