promontorium
English
Etymology
A borrowing of Latin promontorium.
Noun
promontorium (plural promontoriums or promontoria)
- Synonym of promontory.
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [proː.mɔnˈtoː.ri.ũː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [pro.mon̪ˈt̪ɔː.ri.um]
Noun
prōmontōrium n (genitive prōmontōriī or prōmontōrī); second declension
- (Medieval Latin) alternative form of prōmunturium
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | prōmontōrium | prōmontōria |
| genitive | prōmontōriī prōmontōrī1 |
prōmontōriōrum |
| dative | prōmontōriō | prōmontōriīs |
| accusative | prōmontōrium | prōmontōria |
| ablative | prōmontōriō | prōmontōriīs |
| vocative | prōmontōrium | prōmontōria |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References
- "promontorium", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)