exagium

Latin

Etymology

From exigō (“I measure, weigh”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ekˈsa.ɡi.um/, [ɛkˈsa.ɡi.ũ]

Noun

exagium n (genitive exagiī); second declension

A weighing, weight
(Late Latin) A balance

Inflection

Second declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	exagium	exagia
Genitive	exagiī	exagiōrum
Dative	exagiō	exagiīs
Accusative	exagium	exagia
Ablative	exagiō	exagiīs
Vocative	exagium	exagia

Descendants

English: assay, essay
French: essai
Italian: saggio
Portuguese: ensaio
Spanish: ensayo

References

exagium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
exagium in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press

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