figlinum

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Neuter form of figlīnus (“of or belonging to the potter”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

figlīnum

  1. inflection of figlīnus:
    1. accusative masculine singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular

Noun

figlīnum n (genitive figlīnī); second declension (nominalized)

  1. earthen vessel, crock
    • c. 15 BCE, Vitruvius, De architectura 5.10.3:
       […]; sin autem contignationes fuerint, figlinum opus subiciatur.
       […]; but if they are built with beams, a layer of claywork should be added.
    • c. 77 CE – 79 CE, Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia 31.46:
      si figlinum umidum ruptumve […] reperiatur, non dubie promittunt aquas.
      if a moist or broken clay pot […] is found, they undoubtedly promise water.

Inflection

Second-declension noun (neuter).

singular plural
nominative figlīnum figlīna
genitive figlīnī figlīnōrum
dative figlīnō figlīnīs
accusative figlīnum figlīna
ablative figlīnō figlīnīs
vocative figlīnum figlīna

References

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