noun · masculinesecond declension
lychnus
lychnus m (genitive lychnī)
Meaning
- masculinelight, lamp (hung from the ceiling)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | lychnus | lychnī |
| genitive | lychnī | lychnōrum |
| dative | lychnō | lychnīs |
| accusative | lychnum | lychnōs |
| ablative | lychnō | lychnīs |
| vocative | lychne | lychnī |
lychnus (old Latinized form lucinus, Enn.; cf. Ritschl in Rhein. Mus. 10, p. 448 sq.), i, m., = λύχνος,
I. a light, a lamp:
pendentes lychni, Lucr. 5, 295: lux alia est solis et lychnorum, Cic. Cael. 28, 67; Verg. A. 1, 726; Stat. Th. 1, 520.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
lychnus ī, m
, λύχνος, a light, lamp: lux lychnorum: dependent lychni laquearibus, V.