histon

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Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἱστών (histṓn).

Pronunciation

Noun

histōn m (genitive histōnis); third declension

  1. A weaving room, the place where the loom stands

Declension

Third-declension noun.

References

  • histon”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • histon in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.