manutergium
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ma.nuˈter.ɡi.um/, [ma.nʊˈtɛr.ɡi.ũ]
Noun
manutergium n (genitive manutergiī or manutergī); second declension
- hand towel
- linen cloth which is used to clean the a Catholic priest's hand after being anointed with chrism and presented to his mother at the first mass, which she can present at her judgement and is considered a special honor in heaven.
Declension
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | manutergium | manutergia |
| Genitive | manutergiī manutergī1 |
manutergiōrum |
| Dative | manutergiō | manutergiīs |
| Accusative | manutergium | manutergia |
| Ablative | manutergiō | manutergiīs |
| Vocative | manutergium | manutergia |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
See also
- anitergium
- facitergium
References
- mănŭtergĭum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- manutergium in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- mănūtergĭum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette, page 948/3
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