noun · masculinesecond declension
lychnūchus
lychnūchus m (genitive lychnūchī)
Classical[ˈlykʰ.nʊ.kʰʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈlik.nu.kus]
Meaning
- lampstand, candlestick, chandelier
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | lychnūchus | lychnūchī |
| genitive | lychnūchī | lychnūchōrum |
| dative | lychnūchō | lychnūchīs |
| accusative | lychnūchum | lychnūchōs |
| ablative | lychnūchō | lychnūchīs |
| vocative | lychnūche | lychnūchī |
lychnūchus, i, m., = λυχνοῦχος,
I. a lamp-stand, candlestick, chandelier:
ligneolus, Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 7, 2: pensiles, Plin. 34, 3, 8, § 14; Suet. Dom. 4; id. Caes. 37.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
lychnūchus ī, m
, λυχνοῦχος, a lamp-stand, candlestick, chandelier: ligneolus.
Origins
From Ancient Greek λυχνοῦχος (lukhnoûkhos, “lampstand”).