dalmatic
English
Alternative forms
- Dalmatic
- dalmatique (archaic)
Etymology
From Middle French dalmatique, from Ecclesiastical Latin, derived ultimately from the name of the province of Dalmatia.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: dal‧ma‧tic
- (UK) IPA(key): /dalˈmatɪk/
Noun
dalmatic (plural dalmatics)
- A long wide-sleeved tunic, which serves as a liturgical vestment in the Roman Catholic and Anglican Churches and is worn by a deacon at the Eucharist or Mass and, although infrequently, by bishops as an undergarment above the alb.
- 1890, Oscar Wilde, chapter XI, in The Picture of Dorian Gray:
- He had [...] dalmatics of white satin and pink silk damask, decorated with tulips and dolphins and fleurs-de-lis [...].
Synonyms
Related terms
Translations
ecclesiastical garment
See also
Adjective
dalmatic (comparative more dalmatic, superlative most dalmatic)
- Alternative form of Dalmatic.
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French dalmatique. By surface analysis, dalmat + -ic.
Adjective
dalmatic m or n (feminine singular dalmatică, masculine plural dalmatici, feminine and neuter plural dalmatice)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
| nominative- accusative |
indefinite | dalmatic | dalmatică | dalmatici | dalmatice | |||
| definite | dalmaticul | dalmatica | dalmaticii | dalmaticele | ||||
| genitive- dative |
indefinite | dalmatic | dalmatice | dalmatici | dalmatice | |||
| definite | dalmaticului | dalmaticei | dalmaticilor | dalmaticelor | ||||