epistomium
Latin
Etymology
From epistomis (“ἐπιστομίς, twitch”) + -ium.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɛ.pɪsˈtɔ.mi.ũː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [e.pisˈt̪ɔː.mi.um]
Noun
epistomium n (genitive epistomiī or epistomī); second declension
- a plug or instrument by which an aperture could be opened or closed
- a cock or faucet of a water pipe.
- a vent
- (music) an organ register
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | epistomium | epistomia |
| genitive | epistomiī epistomī1 |
epistomiōrum |
| dative | epistomiō | epistomiīs |
| accusative | epistomium | epistomia |
| ablative | epistomiō | epistomiīs |
| vocative | epistomium | epistomia |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Synonyms
- epitonium, vertibulum, verticillum – water faucet
- clavis, versatilis – barrel faucet
- spiraculum