noun · neutersecond declension
harmonium
harmonium n (genitive harmoniī or harmonī)
Classical[harˈmɔ.ni.ũː]Ecclesiastical[arˈmɔː.ni.um]
Meaning
- New Latinneuteraccordion (a small, portable, keyed wind instrument)
Musicus, opus harmoniorum.
1860, Neues Lausitzisches Magazin, volume 37 (overall work in German), page 491:
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | harmonium | harmonia |
| genitive | harmoniī harmonī | harmoniōrum |
| dative | harmoniō | harmoniīs |
| accusative | harmonium | harmonia |
| ablative | harmoniō | harmoniīs |
| vocative | harmonium | harmonia |
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₂r̥-mo-n Ancient Greek *ἁρμων (*harmōn) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek ᾰ̔ρμονῐ́ᾱ (hărmonĭ́ā)bor. Latin harmonia Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin harmonium From harmonia + -ium.