noun · neutersecond declension
figlīnum
figlīnum n (genitive figlīnī)
Classical[fɪˈɡliː.nũː]Ecclesiastical[fiˈɡliː.num]
Meaning
- noun from verbearthen vessel, crock
[…]; sin autem contignationes fuerint, figlinum opus subiciatur.
[…]; but if they are built with beams, a layer of claywork should be added.c. 15 BCE, Vitruvius, De architectura 5.10.3si figlinum umidum ruptumve[…]reperiatur, non dubie promittunt aquas.
if a moist or broken clay pot […] is found, they undoubtedly promise water.77 CE – 79 CE, Plinius Maior, Naturalis Historia 31.46
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | figlīnum | figlīna |
| genitive | figlīnī | figlīnōrum |
| dative | figlīnō | figlīnīs |
| accusative | figlīnum | figlīna |
| ablative | figlīnō | figlīnīs |
| vocative | figlīnum | figlīna |
Origins
Neuter form of figlīnus (“of or belonging to the potter”).