phylacterium

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek φῠλᾰκτήρῐον (phulaktḗrion, “amulet”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /pʰy.lakˈteː.ri.um/, [pʰʏ.ɫakˈteː.ri.ũ]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /fi.lakˈte.ri.um/, [fi.lakˈteː.ri.um]

Noun

phylactērium n (genitive phylactēriī); second declension

Inflection

Second declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	phylactērium	phylactēria
Genitive	phylactēriī	phylactēriōrum
Dative	phylactēriō	phylactēriīs
Accusative	phylactērium	phylactēria
Ablative	phylactēriō	phylactēriīs
Vocative	phylactērium	phylactēria

References

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

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