vindicium

Latin

Etymology

From vindex +‎ -ium.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /u̯inˈdi.ki.um/, [u̯ɪn̪ˈd̪ɪkiʊ̃ˑ]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /vinˈdi.t͡ʃi.um/, [vin̪ˈd̪iːt͡ʃium]

Noun

vindicium n (genitive vindiciī or vindicī); second declension

protection; defense, patronage

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	vindicium	vindicia
Genitive	vindiciī vindicī¹	vindiciōrum
Dative	vindiciō	vindiciīs
Accusative	vindicium	vindicia
Ablative	vindiciō	vindiciīs
Vocative	vindicium	vindicia

¹Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

References

vindicium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
vindicium 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)

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.