Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
gazophylacium. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
gazophylacium, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
gazophylacium in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
gazophylacium you have here. The definition of the word
gazophylacium will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
gazophylacium, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek γαζοφυλάκιον (gazophulákion), from γάζα (gáza) + φυλάκιον (phulákion).
Compare γᾱζοφῠ́λᾰξ (gāzophúlax, “treasurer”).
Pronunciation
Noun
gazophylacium n (genitive gazophylaciī or gazophylacī); second declension
- treasury
- offertory (box)
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Descendants
References
- gazophylacium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.