noun · neutersecond declension
acrātophorum
acrātophorum n (genitive acrātophorī)
Classical[a.kraːˈtɔ.pʰɔ.rũː]Ecclesiastical[a.kraˈtɔː.fo.rum]
Meaning
- pitcher or flask used to store unmixed wine
Ea minus sumptuosa vinea, quae sine iugo ministrat acratophoro vinum
The least expensive vineyards are those which without the aid of any sort of prop administer wine for the wine-jar116 BCE – 27 BCE, Marcus Terentius Varro, Rerum rusticarum 1.8.5et tamen puto concedi nobis oportere ut Graeco verbo utamur, si quando minus occurret Latinum, ne hoc ephippiis et acratophoris potius quam proegmenis et apoproegmenis concedatur
Nevertheless, I think it proper for us to concede to use a Greek word if no Latin comes to mind, lest this be conceded for ephippium and acratophorum but not for proegmena and apoproegmena106 BCE – 43 BCE, Cicero, De Finibus Bonorum et Malorum 3.15
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | acratophorum | acratophora |
| genitive | acratophorī | acratophorōrum |
| dative | acratophorō | acratophorīs |
| accusative | acratophorum | acratophora |
| ablative | acratophorō | acratophorīs |
| vocative | acratophorum | acratophora |
ăcrātŏphŏrum, i, n., = ἀκρατοφόρον,
Origins
From Ancient Greek ἀκρατοφόρον (akratophóron), an alternative form or inflection of Ancient Greek ἀκρατοφόρος (akratophóros).