noun · neutersecond declension
cīsōrium
cīsōrium n (genitive cīsōriī or cīsōrī)
Meaning
- Late Latincutting instrument
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | cīsōrium | cīsōria |
| genitive | cīsōriī cīsōrī | cīsōriōrum |
| dative | cīsōriō | cīsōriīs |
| accusative | cīsōrium | cīsōria |
| ablative | cīsōriō | cīsōriīs |
| vocative | cīsōrium | cīsōria |
cīsōrĭum, ii, n. caedo,
I. a cutting instrument:
ossis, Veg. 3, 22, 1.Origins
Ultimately from caedō (“cut”). Attested in Vegetius, although some editors instead read ⟨excisorium⟩, and possibly in Isidore as ⟨cisoria⟩, although this requires emending the manuscript's ⟨tisoria⟩.
Italo-Dalmatian
- Italiancesoia
- Italiancesello
- Venetancesore
- Venetançisora
Ibero-Romance
- Portuguesecisoiro
- Galiciancezoiro
Gallo-Italic
- Lombardscesora
Gallo-Romance
- Old Frenchcisoir
- Old Frenchcisel
In English words that came into English from cīsōrium
- scissorscīsōria
- chiselcīsōrium