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peristylium
peristylium
Latin
in peristȳliō (in the peristyle).
Noun
peristȳlium n (genitive peristȳliī); second declension
- a peristyle, an open interior space surrounded by columns.
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | peristȳlium | peristȳlia |
| genitive | peristȳliī | peristȳliōrum |
| dative | peristȳliō | peristȳliīs |
| accusative | peristȳlium | peristȳlia |
| ablative | peristȳliō | peristȳliīs |
| vocative | peristȳlium | peristȳlia |
Related terms
Descendants
- English: peristyle
- Italian: peristilio
References
- peristylium in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “peristylium”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- peristylium in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin