canistrum
Latin
Alternative forms
- canistri m (in the plural)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κάναστρον (kánastron, “basket of reeds”). Equivalent to canna (“reed”) + -trum.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kaˈnis.trum/, [kaˈnis.trũ]
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | canistrum | canistra |
| Genitive | canistrī | canistrōrum |
| Dative | canistrō | canistrīs |
| Accusative | canistrum | canistra |
| Ablative | canistrō | canistrīs |
| Vocative | canistrum | canistra |
Descendants
- Dalmatian: caniastro
- English: canister
- → German: Kanister
- → Polish: kanister
- Italian: canestro
- Spanish: canastillo
References
- canistrum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- canistrum in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- canistrum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- canistrum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- canistrum in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- canistrum in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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