cymatium
English
Etymology
From the Latin cȳmatium (“an ogee”, “an Ionic volute”), from the Ancient Greek κῡμάτιον (kūmátion), the diminutive form of κῦμα (kûma, “wave”, “billow”), whence cyma.
Noun
cymatium (plural cymatiums or cymatia)
- (architecture) A molding on the cornice.
- (architecture) A type of molding that is wavelike in form.
Latin
Alternative forms
- cūmatium
- cȳmation
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κυμάτιον (kumátion, “small wave”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kyːˈma.ti.um/, [kyːˈma.ti.ũ]
Noun
cȳmatium n (genitive cȳmatiī); second declension
- (architecture) The volute of an Ionic column
- (architecture) A channel, a waved molding, an ogee
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | cȳmatium | cȳmatia |
| Genitive | cȳmatiī | cȳmatiōrum |
| Dative | cȳmatiō | cȳmatiīs |
| Accusative | cȳmatium | cȳmatia |
| Ablative | cȳmatiō | cȳmatiīs |
| Vocative | cȳmatium | cȳmatia |
Descendants
- Italian: cimasa
References
- cymatium in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- cymatium in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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