noun · neutersecond declension
oenophorum
oenophorum n (genitive oenophorī)
Classical[oe̯ˈnɔ.pʰɔ.rũː]Ecclesiastical[eˈnɔː.fo.rum]
Meaning
- neuterwine container
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | oenophorum | oenophora |
| genitive | oenophorī | oenophorōrum |
| dative | oenophorō | oenophorīs |
| accusative | oenophorum | oenophora |
| ablative | oenophorō | oenophorīs |
| vocative | oenophorum | oenophora |
oenŏ-phŏrum, i, n., or -us, i, m., = οινοφόρος,
I. a wine-holder, wine-basket of unknown shape, Lucil. ap. Non. 173, 16; Mart. 6, 88; Hor. S. 1, 6, 109; Juv. 6, 426; 7, 11; Pers. 5, 140; Mart. 6, 89; cf. Becker's Gallus, 3, p. 233 (2d ed.).
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
oenophorum ī, n
, οἰνοφόρος, a wine-holder, wine-basket, H., Iu.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek οἰνοφόρον (oinophóron), substantive from οἰνοφόρος (oinophóros, “containing wine”), from οἶνος (oînos, “wine”) + -φόρος (-phóros, “bearing”).