LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

frontispicium

frontispicium n (genitive frontispiciī)

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latinneuterfacade
  2. Medieval Latinneuterthe looks of one's forehead, forehead
  3. Medieval Latinneutera certain ornament put on the altar of a church

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativefrontispiciumfrontispicia
genitivefrontispiciīfrontispiciōrum
dativefrontispiciōfrontispiciīs
accusativefrontispiciumfrontispicia
ablativefrontispiciōfrontispiciīs
vocativefrontispiciumfrontispicia

Origins

Latin -spic- Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin frontispicium From frons (“forehead, front”) + -spic- (“to look, observe”, combining form of speciō) + -ium.

Quick answers

What does frontispicium mean in Latin?
frontispicium, a noun, means “facade; the looks of one's forehead, forehead; a certain ornament put on the altar of a church”.
What is the genitive of frontispicium?
The genitive singular is frontispiciī. frontispicium is neuter, second declension.