From conticeō (“be silent”) or conticīscō (“become still”) + -ium. The second -n- is by analogy with the coordinate term gallicinium (“cockcrow, daybreak”).
conticinium n (genitive conticiniī or conticinī); second declension
In Bede et al., a particular period of night following the appearance of the stars at vespers and before intempestum (“midnight”).
Second-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | conticinium | conticinia |
Genitive | conticiniī conticinī1 |
conticiniōrum |
Dative | conticiniō | conticiniīs |
Accusative | conticinium | conticinia |
Ablative | conticiniō | conticiniīs |
Vocative | conticinium | conticinia |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).