sindon
English
Etymology
From Latin sindōn (possibly by way of Old French syndone and sindone), from Ancient Greek σινδών (sindṓn),[1] from Late Egyptian šndy(t), from earlier šnḏwt (“kilt”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɪn.dən/
Noun
sindon (countable and uncountable, plural sindons)
- (obsolete or historical) A fine thin linen muslin or cambric cloth.
- (obsolete or historical) A piece of such cloth, particularly
- A shroud of such cloth.
- (ecclesiastical) The shroud of Jesus following the crucifixion.
- (ecclesiastical) The corporal: the cloth placed beneath the eucharist.
- A garment or wrapper of such cloth.
- 1626, Francis Bacon, New Atlantis, section 10:
- There were found in it a Book, and a Letter; Both […] wrapped in Sindons of Linnen.
- (medicine) A wad, roll, or pledget of such cloth, usually doused with medicine, used to fill open wounds during surgery.
Derived terms
- sindonless
- sindonology
Related terms
References
- ^ Oxford English Dictionary, 1st ed. "sindon, n." Oxford University Press (Oxford), 1911.
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek σινδών (sindṓn).
Noun
sindōn f (genitive sindō̆nis); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sindōn | sindō̆nēs |
| genitive | sindō̆nis | sindō̆num |
| dative | sindō̆nī | sindō̆nibus |
| accusative | sindō̆nem | sindō̆nēs |
| ablative | sindō̆ne | sindō̆nibus |
| vocative | sindōn | sindō̆nēs |
Descendants
- Italian: sindone
References
- “sindon”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- sindon in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “sindon”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
Old English
Alternative forms
- aron, arun — Northumbrian
- earun — Vespasian Psalter
- sind, sint, synt, sindun
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsin.don/
Verb
sindon
- plural present indicative of wesan