aspergillum
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aspergillum (sense 1)
aspergillum (sense 1)
See also: Aspergillum
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ecclesiastical Latin aspergillum, from aspergō (“to sprinkle”).
Pronunciation
- enPR: ăs′pər-jĭl′əm
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌas.pəˈd͡ʒɪl.əm/
- (Received Pronunciation, General Australian) IPA(key): /ˌæs.pəˈd͡ʒɪl.əm/
- (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˌæs.pəɹˈd͡ʒɪl.əm/
- (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˌɛs.pɐˈd͡ʒəl.əm/
- (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˌas.pəɹˈd͡ʒɪl.əm/
- (India) IPA(key): /ˌæs.pɜʳˈd͡ʒil.um/
- Rhymes: -ɪləm
- Hyphenation: as‧per‧gil‧lum
Noun
aspergillum (plural aspergilla or aspergillums)
- (Christianity) An implement, in the form of a brush or of a rod with a perforated container, for sprinkling holy water; a holy-water sprinkle.
- Synonyms: holy water sprinkler, rantistirion
- 1994, Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie, “Introduction: Classic Monarchy”, in Juliet Vale, transl., The Royal French State, 1460-1610, page 6:
- The king’s authority held sway not only over the knight’s mighty sword, but also over the episcopal cross and aspergillum: for the bishops plied back and forth between court and province like all the other lords.
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Translations
implement for sprinkling holy water
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See also
Latin
Etymology
From aspergō (“to sprinkle”) + -illum (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key):
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key):
- Hyphenation: as‧per‧gil‧lum
Noun
aspergillum n (genitive aspergillī); second declension
- (Christianity) aspergillum (implement for sprinkling holy water)
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | aspergillum | aspergilla |
| genitive | aspergillī | aspergillōrum |
| dative | aspergillō | aspergillīs |
| accusative | aspergillum | aspergilla |
| ablative | aspergillō | aspergillīs |
| vocative | aspergillum | aspergilla |
Further reading
- aspergillum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.