LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

manutergium

manutergium n (genitive manutergiī or manutergī)
Classical[ma.nʊˈtɛr.ɡi.ũː]Ecclesiastical[ma.nuˈtɛr.d͡ʒi.um]

Meaning

  1. neuterhand towel
  2. neuterlinen cloth which is used to clean a Catholic priest's hand after being anointed with chrism and presented to his mother at the first mass, which she can present at her judgement and is considered a special honor in heaven.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemanutergiummanutergia
genitivemanutergiī
manutergī		manutergiōrum
dativemanutergiōmanutergiīs
accusativemanutergiummanutergia
ablativemanutergiōmanutergiīs
vocativemanutergiummanutergia

mănŭtergĭum, ii, n. 1. manustergeo,
I. a towel: manutergium a tergendo manus vocatur, Isid. Orig. 19, 26.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₂-der. Proto-Italic *manus Latin manus Latin tergeō Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin manutergium From manus (“hand”) + tergeō (“wipe, clean”) + -ium. Compare with mantēle.

Descendants
  • Englishmanutergium
  • Italianmanutergio
  • Portuguesemanutérgio
  • Spanishmanutergio
  • Galicianmanuterxio

In English words that came into English from manutergium

  • manutergemanutergium
  • manutergiummanutergium

Quick answers

What does manutergium mean in Latin?
manutergium, a noun, means “hand towel; linen cloth which is used to clean a Catholic priest's hand after being anointed with chrism and presented to his mother at the first mass, which she can present at her judgement and is considered a special h”.
What is the genitive of manutergium?
The genitive singular is manutergiī. manutergium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce manutergium?
In classical Latin, [ma.nʊˈtɛr.ɡi.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ma.nuˈtɛr.d͡ʒi.um].