antepagmentum
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English
Noun
antepagmentum (plural antepagmenta)
- (architecture) In ancient architecture, a doorpost, or garnishing in a post or door, wrought in stone or timber, or lintel of a window.
- Synonym: antepagment
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
ante- + pangō (“fasten”) + -mentum
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /an.te.paɡˈmen.tum/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /an.te.paɡˈmen.tum/,
Noun
antepagmentum n (genitive antepagmentī); second declension
- The entire chambranle, i.e. the door case, or window frame.
- (architecture, usually in the plural) In ancient architecture, doorposts, or garnishings in posts or doors, wrought in stone or timber, or lintels of a window.
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | antepagmentum | antepagmenta |
| Genitive | antepagmentī | antepagmentōrum |
| Dative | antepagmentō | antepagmentīs |
| Accusative | antepagmentum | antepagmenta |
| Ablative | antepagmentō | antepagmentīs |
| Vocative | antepagmentum | antepagmenta |
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References
- “antepagmentum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- antepagmentum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Antepagmenta, Cyclopaedia: or, An Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences (folio, 2 vols.), Ephraim Chambers. London 1728, p. 106.
- ANTEPAGMENTA, Ancient Library, p. 98