ancile
English
Etymology
Noun
ancile (plural anciles)
- (historical, Roman antiquity) The sacred shield of the Ancient Romans, said to have fallen from heaven in the reign of Numa. It was the palladium of Rome.
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for ancile in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *ambi-kaid-slis, from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂eyd-. Compare ambi-, caedō
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /anˈkiː.le/, [aŋˈkiː.ɫɛ]
Noun
ancīle n (genitive ancīlis); third declension
Declension
Third declension neuter “pure” i-stem.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ancīle | ancīlia |
| Genitive | ancīlis | ancīlium |
| Dative | ancīlī | ancīlibus |
| Accusative | ancīle | ancīlia |
| Ablative | ancīlī | ancīlibus |
| Vocative | ancīle | ancīlia |
The genitive plural can be also ancīlorum.
References
- ancile in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ancile in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- ancile in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- ancile in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- ancile in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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