noun · neutersecond declension
mangōnium
mangōnium n (genitive mangōniī or mangōnī)
Classical[maŋˈɡɔ.ni.ũː]Ecclesiastical[maŋˈɡɔː.ni.um]
Meaning
- raredisplay or embellishment of wares to be sold
Feminae quidem ad saginam non omnes eliguntur nec nisi in cervice pingui cute. Postea culinarum artes, ut clunes spectentur, ut dividantur in tergora, ut a pede uno dilatatae repositoria occupent. Dedere et Parthi cocis suos mores. Nec tamen in hoc mangonio quicquam totum placet, clune, alibi pectore tantum laudatis.
Of course, not all hens are chosen for fattening, only those with a thick skin on their neck are. Afterwards come the culinary arts, so that the haunches are looked at and the backs are split, separated by one foot in storage rooms. Even the Parthians gave their practices to cooks. However, in this display of wares not everything is wholly liked, as only the haunch is lauded here, only the breast there.23 CE – 79 CE, Plinius Maior, Naturalis historia 10.140
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | mangōnium | mangōnia |
| genitive | mangōniī | mangōniōrum |
| dative | mangōniō | mangōniīs |
| accusative | mangōnium | mangōnia |
| ablative | mangōniō | mangōniīs |
| vocative | mangōnium | mangōnia |
mangōnĭum, ii, n. id.,
I. a setting off, displaying of wares (post-Aug.), Plin. 10, 50, 71, § 140.
Origins
Perhaps most straightforwardly mangōn- (“dealer, embellisher of wares”) + -ium (abstract noun-forming suffix). Buck suggests that both Latin nouns are based (ultimately or otherwise) on Ancient Greek μάγγανον (mánganon, “means of charming or bewitching”).
Descendants
- Italianmangonio