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Latin
Etymology
From the Ancient Greek βωμίσκος (bōmískos).
Pronunciation
Noun
bōmiscus m (genitive bōmiscī); second declension
- (Late Latin) a small altar or shrine
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Boethius to this entry?)
Declension
Second-declension noun.
References
- bōmiscus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 223/2.