dalmatic

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Etymology

From Middle French dalmatique, from Ecclesiastical Latin, derived ultimately from the name of the province of Dalmatia.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: dal‧ma‧tic
  • (UK) IPA(key): /dalˈmatɪk/

Noun

dalmatic (plural dalmatics)

  1. A long wide-sleeved tunic, which serves as a liturgical vestment in the Roman Catholic and Anglican Churches and is worn by a deacon at the Eucharist or Mass and, although infrequently, by bishops as an undergarment above the alb.
    • 1890, Oscar Wilde, chapter XI, in The Picture of Dorian Gray:
      He had [...] dalmatics of white satin and pink silk damask, decorated with tulips and dolphins and fleurs-de-lis [...].

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Adjective

dalmatic (comparative more dalmatic, superlative most dalmatic)

  1. Alternative form of Dalmatic

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French dalmatique. By surface analysis, dalmat +‎ -ic.

Adjective

dalmatic m or n (feminine singular dalmatică, masculine plural dalmatici, feminine and neuter plural dalmatice)

  1. Dalmatic

Declension

singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative 		indefinite dalmatic dalmatică dalmatici dalmatice
definite dalmaticul dalmatica dalmaticii dalmaticele
genitive-
dative 		indefinite dalmatic dalmatice dalmatici dalmatice
definite dalmaticului dalmaticei dalmaticilor dalmaticelor
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