noun · neutersecond declension
cibōrium
cibōrium n (genitive cibōriī or cibōrī)
Classical[kɪˈboː.ri.ũː]Ecclesiastical[t͡ʃiˈbɔː.ri.um]
Meaning
- the seedvessel of sacred lotus which served as a drinking vessel with the Egyptians
- by extension, any drinking vessel approximating the shape of the seedcase of the sacred lotus
Oblivioso levia Massico ciboria exple, funde capacibus
Fill the light goblets with wine from the Massicus that wreaks forgetfulness, slop salves from big shells!23 BCE – 13 BCE, Horatius, Carmina II.7.21–23 - Medieval Latina vaulted canopy over a Christian altar fixed on four columns
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | cibōrium | cibōria |
| genitive | cibōriī cibōrī | cibōriōrum |
| dative | cibōriō | cibōriīs |
| accusative | cibōrium | cibōria |
| ablative | cibōriō | cibōriīs |
| vocative | cibōrium | cibōria |
cĭbōrĭum. ii, n., = κιβώριον,
I. a drinking-cup (made like the large leaves of the Egyptian bean), Hor. C. 2, 7, 22.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
cibōrium ī, n
, κιβώριον, a drinking-cup, H.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek κιβώριον (kibṓrion).
Descendants
- Catalancimbori
- Englishciborium
- Frenchciborium
- GermanZiborium
- Italiancivorio
- Italianciborio
- Frenchciboirefrom Old French civoire
- Englishseveryfrom Old French civoire
- Occitancibòrifrom Old Occitan cibori
- Portuguesezimbório
In English words that came into English from cibōrium
- ciboriumcibōrium