methium
Latin
Alternative forms
- meffium, mephium
Etymology
Derived from Old High German mita (“gift”) + fihu (“cattle”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈmɛ.tʰi.ũː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈmɛː.t̪i.um]
Noun
methium n (genitive methiī or methī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | methium | methia |
| genitive | methiī methī1 |
methiōrum |
| dative | methiō | methiīs |
| accusative | methium | methia |
| ablative | methiō | methiīs |
| vocative | methium | methia |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Descendants
- Italian: mefio
References
- "methium", 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)