noun
bīcārium
bīcārium (n declension, second)
Meaning
- Late Latindrinking glass
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | bicarium | bicaria |
| genitive | bicariī bicarī | bicariōrum |
| dative | bicariō | bicariīs |
| accusative | bicarium | bicaria |
| ablative | bicariō | bicariīs |
| vocative | bicarium | bicaria |
Origins
Probably after Ancient Greek *βικάριον (*bikárion), diminutive of Ancient Greek βῖκος (bîkos, “vase”). The historical relation with the somewhat synonymous bacarium (from bacriō with alternative form bacariō or from bacar?) is unclear.
In English words that came into English from bīcārium
- beakerbīcārium
- pitcherpīcārium