LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

capistērium

capistērium n (genitive capistēriī or capistērī)
Classical[ka.pɪsˈteː.ri.ũː]Ecclesiastical[ka.pisˈtɛː.ri.um]

Meaning

  1. vessel used for cleaning, separating seed grain from the rest
  2. Medieval Latinbeehive
  3. Medieval Latinsieve

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecapistēriumcapistēria
genitivecapistēriī
capistērī		capistēriōrum
dativecapistēriōcapistēriīs
accusativecapistēriumcapistēria
ablativecapistēriōcapistēriīs
vocativecapistēriumcapistēria

căpistērĭum, ĭi, n., = σκαφιστήριον,
I. a vessel for cleansing grains of corn, Col. 2, 9, 11 Schneid.

Origins

From Ancient Greek σκαφιστήριον (skaphistḗrion, “vessel used for cleaning, separating seed grain from the rest”), from σκάφος (skáphos, “ship's hull, hollow”).

Descendants
  • GermanKäfterfrom Old High German chafteri
  • Italiancapisteo
  • Romaniancăpistere
  • Abruzzesecapistieru
  • Abruzzesecapistiera
  • Old Frenchchastoire
  • Old Frenchchatoire
  • Hungariankaptárfrom Old High German chafteri

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesCapisteriumCapisterium an instrument employed for cleansing the ears of corn after they had been threshed out and winnowed. It was used differently from the siev…

Quick answers

What does capistērium mean in Latin?
capistērium, a noun, means “vessel used for cleaning, separating seed grain from the rest; beehive; sieve”.
What is the genitive of capistērium?
The genitive singular is capistēriī. capistērium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce capistērium?
In classical Latin, [ka.pɪsˈteː.ri.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ka.pisˈtɛː.ri.um].