noun · neutersecond declension
arsineum
arsineum n (genitive arsineī)
Classical[arˈsɪ.ne.ũː]Ecclesiastical[arˈsiː.ne.um]
Meaning
- neutera kind of women's headdress
- alternativeneuteralternative form of argenteum
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | arsineum | arsinea |
| genitive | arsineī | arsineōrum |
| dative | arsineō | arsineīs |
| accusative | arsineum | arsinea |
| ablative | arsineō | arsineīs |
| vocative | arsineum | arsinea |
arsinĕum, i, n.,
I. a woman's headdress, Paul. ex Fest. p. 20 Müll.; Cato ap. Fest. p. 265 Müll.
Origins
Uncertain. Perhaps from Ancient Greek *ἀρσινόειον (*arsinóeion), from Ἀρσινόη (Arsinóē), in reference to a queen of the Ptolemaic dynasty or to one of the towns called Arsinoe; alternatively simply a variant or misreading of argentea, from argenteus (“silvery”), thus “silvery thing”—in which case the late gloss “women’s headdress”, from the epitome of Festus, is spurious.