LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

archisolium

archisolium n (genitive archisoliī)
Ecclesiastical[ar.kiˈs̬ɔː.li.um]

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latinneuterprincipal royal seat, capital city
    Hac itaque relaxatione recreato exercitu Iconium versus, tocius Cilicie metropolim soldanique archisolium, aciem direxit eamque inaudita celeritate expugnavit.The army having thus been reinvigorated by this relaxation, he arrayed his men against Iconium, the metropolis of all Cilicia and the sultan's capital city, and stormed it with unheard-of speed.a. 1223, Otto von St. Blasien, Chronica, chapter 34:

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativearchisoliumarchisolia
genitivearchisoliīarchisoliōrum
dativearchisoliōarchisoliīs
accusativearchisoliumarchisolia
ablativearchisoliōarchisoliīs
vocativearchisoliumarchisolia

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂er-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ergʰ-der.?
  3. Ancient Greek ἄρχω(árkhō)
  4. Latinarchisolium

Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (arkhi-)der. Latin archi- Latin solium Latin archisolium From archi- (“arch-, highest”) + solium (“seat, throne”).

Quick answers

What does archisolium mean in Latin?
archisolium, a noun, means “principal royal seat, capital city”.
What is the genitive of archisolium?
The genitive singular is archisoliī. archisolium is neuter, second declension.
Where does archisolium come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-der.? → Proto-Indo-European *h₂ergʰ-der.? → Ancient Greek ἄρχω (árkhō) → Latin archisolium.