LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

carchēsium

carchēsium n (genitive carchēsiī or carchēsī)
Classical[karˈkʰeː.si.ũː]Ecclesiastical[karˈkɛː.s̬i.um]

Meaning

  1. carchesium, a kind of Greek cup or beaker particularly used for wine and ritual libations
  2. masthead, particularly as used for tackle, an early kind of crow's nest, and to act as a crane during loading and unloading

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecarchēsiumcarchēsia
genitivecarchēsiī
carchēsī		carchēsiōrum
dativecarchēsiōcarchēsiīs
accusativecarchēsiumcarchēsia
ablativecarchēsiōcarchēsiīs
vocativecarchēsiumcarchēsia

carchēsĭum, ii, n., = καρχήσιον.
I. A Greek drinking - cup or beaker, slightly contracted in the middle, with slender handles which reached from the rim to the bottom (usu. in plur.), Verg. G. 4, 380; id. A. 5, 77; Ov. M. 7, 246; Val. Fl. 2, 656; Sil. 11, 301 al.; cf. Müll. Arch. § 299, a.—
II. The similarly formed upper part of a mast, mast-head, scuttle; in plur., Lucil. and Cat. ap. Non. p. 546, 23; Luc. 5, 418; cf. Macr. S. 5, 21.—In sing.: insigne, App. M. 11, p. 264, 40; id. Flor. 4, p. 364, 8.—
III. The upright beam of a crane, Vitr. 10, 5; 15, 22 Schneid.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek καρχήσιον (karkhḗsion, “carchesium, masthead”).

Descendants
  • Italiancalcese
  • Italiancarchesio

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesCarchesiumCarchesium (καρχήσιον), according to Callixenus (in Ath. 474f), was a kind of cup, rather long (ἐπίμηκες), narrower in the middle than at either extre…

Quick answers

What does carchēsium mean in Latin?
carchēsium, a noun, means “carchesium, a kind of Greek cup or beaker particularly used for wine and ritual libations; masthead, particularly as used for tackle, an early kind of crow's nest, and to act as a crane during loading and unloading”.
What is the genitive of carchēsium?
The genitive singular is carchēsiī. carchēsium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce carchēsium?
In classical Latin, [karˈkʰeː.si.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [karˈkɛː.s̬i.um].